Johns Hopkins Health Alerts Prostate Disorders Gleason Score
A Gleason score is part of a classification system for prostate cancer, based on the microscopic appearance of cancer cells, samples of which are taken during a prostate biopsy. Your Gleason score is used to predict the seriousness of the prostate cancer and the need for prostate cancer treatment. Gleason scores range from 2 to 10, and are derived by adding the 2 most prevalent cancer grades, which range from 1 to 5. A lower score indicates that the cancer is less aggressive.
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Johns Hopkins Health Alerts Prostate Gleason Score
