What information should I receive from my doctor when Im diagnosed with prostate cancer?
You should be told the tumor stage (which tells how far it has spread) and the tumor or Gleason grade (which tells how aggressive it is or how fast it is growing). You should also be given treatment options for your particular tumor and then recommendations for the preferred treatment for that tumor. A list of treatments available to everyone is not particularly helpful to an individual patient. Good decisions are made based upon specific tumor characteristics. 24.
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