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Treatment Options by Staging and Grading
Stages indicate the extent of the cancer:
- Stage I and stage II cancer are considered early stage. The cancer is localized and has not spread outside the prostate gland.
- Stage III, locally advanced cancer, means that the cancer has spread into the seminal vesicles (glands at the base of the bladder, which are connected to the prostate gland and help produce semen.)
- Stage IV is advanced cancer. The cancer has spread to the lymph nodes and other tissues or organ...
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