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The Prostate Cancer Spectrum

Not all prostate cancers are equal
The Prostate Cancer Spectrum The Gleason 6 “cancer” fails to act as cancer. Despite low-power microscopic appearances suggesting a mild cancer, the very common Gleason grade 3 as in the Gleason 3+3 = 6 “cancer” fails to act like a cancer. The Gleason 6 or, G6 lacks the hallmarks of cancer on both...

The Gleason 6 Prostate “Cancer”

When cancers fail to act as cancerous

Bert Vorstman BSc, MD, MS, FAAP, FRACS, FACS

The Gleason 6 Prostate “Cancer” The Gleason 6 prostate “cancer” fails to act as cancer. Despite low-power microscopic appearances suggesting a mild cancer, the very common Gleason grade 3 as in the Gleason 3+3 = 6 “cancer” fails to act like a cancer. Only some high-grade prostate cancers are...