What Does Gleason 7 Mean? | Ask A Prostate Expert, Mark Scholz, MD

PCRI's CEO, Alex Scholz, and medical oncologist Mark Scholz, MD, discuss Gleason grade and its importance when staging newly diagnosed prostate cancer.

0:06 What is the meaning of a "Gleason grade," for example, in "Gleason 7" prostate cancer?

1:59 What should patients know about their Gleason score?

3:27 Do other factors matter when deciding on treatment options (e.g. the relative location of the tumor within the prostate) or is the Gleason grade the defining factor?

4:40 How important is the size of the tumor when making treatment related decisions?

6:39 How is tumor size determined?

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