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    What is the success rate of radiation treatment of gleason 7 prostate cancer

    3.14 psa gleason scale 7 and 6    2 out of 10 samples  were cancer

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    In a study of over 300 patients in Sweden, the disease specific survival for Gleason 7 patients was 10 years. In contrast, Gleason 6 patients survived 16 years and Gleason 4-5 for 20 years. We and many other groups have investigated this question and it is clear that the prognosis for men with Gleason score 7 tumors is worse than for men with Gleason 5 & 6 tumors. In fact, under certain circumstances it is suggested that men with Gleason 7 tumors can be considered for clinical trials.


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