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Prostate cancer grading (view source)
Revision as of 03:28, 13 February 2016
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*Patients won't be told they have a 6 out of 10 cancer, and then think it is an intermediate grade cancer that is worrisome. Instead, they will be told they have a 1 out of 5 cancer.<ref name=jhu2014>URL: [http://urology.jhu.edu/newsletter/2014/prostate_cancer_2014_19.php http://urology.jhu.edu/newsletter/2014/prostate_cancer_2014_19.php]. Accessed on: 28 March 2015.</ref> | *Patients won't be told they have a 6 out of 10 cancer, and then think it is an intermediate grade cancer that is worrisome. Instead, they will be told they have a 1 out of 5 cancer.<ref name=jhu2014>URL: [http://urology.jhu.edu/newsletter/2014/prostate_cancer_2014_19.php http://urology.jhu.edu/newsletter/2014/prostate_cancer_2014_19.php]. Accessed on: 28 March 2015.</ref> | ||
*Gleason score 7 is split into two separate | *Gleason score 7 is split into two separate groups, as the follow-up data suggests they should be. | ||
===Prognostication=== | ===Prognostication=== | ||