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New findings in prostate cancer described from Royal Marsden Hospital

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 16th, 2008

According to a study from Sutton, the United Kingdom, "This article reviews the definition, incidence, pathological characteristics and natural history of low risk localised prostate cancer. Low risk disease is typically defined as clinical stage T1/T2a, biopsy Gleason score <= 6, PSA < 10."

"This risk classification has provided a useful system for reporting of outcomes and for the production of clinical guidelines. However, the low-risk disease is a broad category with a range of pathological characteristics and clinical behaviour. Many, but not all, low-risk prostate cancers are clinically insignificant, destined never to cause any harm. The challenge of...

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