The Prostate Cancer Gleason Score – What Is It?Use The Prostate Cancer Gleason Score To Your Advantage The prostate cancer gleason score is a method that gives you a grade to the two largest parts of cancer in your prostate cancer tissue samples. A grade 3 tumor is not usually mestastized prostate cancer but with a grade four or five mestastized prostate cancer is common. These 2 grades are added to come up with a gleason prostate cancer score. Here are some of the scores:
If you have a low prostate cancer gleason score it usually means that your prostate cancer will not grow very fast and will not result in a life-threatening situation. After your gleason prostate cancer score is determined, your doctor will have you undergo other tests to further determine what type of prostate cancer treatment will be the best for your situation. Your doctor will have to determine what stage your prostate cancer is in by the size of the tumor and if it has spread. Your doctor will use 2 methods in order to determine the stage of your enlarged prostate cancer. They are known as TNM and ABCD which both determine the size of your tumor and how far it has spread to your lymph nodes and if your prostate cancer has spread even further. These methods will determine if your prostate cancer is Localized, Regional or Mestastized.
Localized: When your doctor uses the TNM method, you will have Stage 1 prostate cancer. Stage one tumors can't be felt. If your doctor uses the ABCD method, the stage is considered "A." TNM Stage 2 or B or T2 are tumors that your doctor can feel. Theses tumors however will still be located in your prostate gland.
Regional: If you have stage 3 or C or T3 this means that your prostate cancer tumors have spread past the prostate. The tumors many have entered your seminal vesicles. A T4 means that your prostate cancer has spread into your muscles and organs located closest to your prostate. Mestastized Prostate Cancer: Stage 4, D or N+ or M+ means that your prostate cancer has spread to your pelvic lymph nodes even further throughout your body. One thing to keep in mind is that there's nothing wrong with getting a second opinion. Most doctors expect it and encourage it. When it comes to prostate cancer signs and any prostate cancer treatment options it's critical that you make an informed and intelligent decision. Chances are that a second opinion will just be a confirmation of your first doctors opinion but it will help you make your decision and make you take the proper action to treat the problem. Preventing prostate cancer signs is the most important thing you can do, but if you have just noticed any prostate cancer signs at all you need to immediately see your doctor for a proper diagnosis and get the prostate cancer treatment that's right for you. The longer you wait the worse it can get.
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