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* Gleason 7 with a lot of Gleason pattern 4 ''or'' a high tumour volume: do something -- surgery ''or'' radiation therapy. | * Gleason 7 with a lot of Gleason pattern 4 ''or'' a high tumour volume: do something -- surgery ''or'' radiation therapy. | ||
* Gleason 8+: bad cancer -- do something quickly! | * Gleason 8+: bad cancer -- do something quickly! | ||
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* ‡ It has been said that ''Gleason score 7 with a bit of Gleason pattern 4 is the new Gleason score 6''. | |||
Bottom line: | Bottom line: | ||
*You want to be sure when you call something Gleason pattern 4. | *You want to be sure when you call something Gleason pattern 4. | ||
====Observational strategies==== | ====Observational strategies==== | ||