What do the different stages of prostate cancer mean?

What do the different stages of prostate cancer mean?

One in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.  This means, you or someone you know will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point during your life.  Many people can find it confusing to sift through all the information out there, or perhaps don’t know where to start. Here is a guide to the different stages of prostate cancer and what they mean.  Hopefully this will help those looking for clearer information learn more about prostate cancer.

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Staging system for prostate cancer

Staging system for prostate cancer

In order to stage prostate cancer, a staging system is used called the TNM system. The TNM system is used to describe how far the cancer has spread within the prostate gland or body. The TNM system is based on a few key pieces of information including the T category, which is the extent of the primary tumor, the N category, which determines whether the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes, the M category, which is determines the absence or presence of distant metastasis, as well as the PSA level and the Gleason score. 

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