What is a Gleason score?
For patients with prostate cancer, this score tells doctors how fast the cancer might grow. • The score goes from 6 to 10 • Lower score (6): Cancer grows more slowly • Higher score (10): Cancer grows fast
How is early cancer treated?
Doctors look at how risky the cancer is. Then they work with you to pick the best care: • Active Surveillance: For slow-growing cancer. Your doctor watches the cancer closely • Surgery: Removes the prostate • Radiation: Uses strong rays to kill cancer cells • Hormone therapy: For more serious cases. Lowers hormones that help cancer grow Common problems after treatment are sexual problems and leaking urine. Talk to your doctor about these and other side effects before you pick a treatment.
What if cancer spreads?
When cancer spreads to other body parts, it’s called metastatic cancer. Doctors still have many ways to treat it: • Hormone therapy: Medicine that lowers hormones that help cancer grow • Chemotherapy: Strong drugs that kill cancer cells all over • Immunotherapy: Helps your body’s immune system fight the cancer • Radiation: Uses strong rays to kill cancer cells • Targeted drugs: Medicines that help patients with certain genes or proteins
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