Who Is At Intermediate Risk?
Transcript
As we discussed before, we use the Gleason grade and the Gleason score to identify who’s at intermediate risk. And generally speaking, if your Gleason score is 7, we consider that to be intermediate risk. Also, if your PSA was significantly elevated beyond 4, normal being 4, that along with the amount of cancer detected, may place you at intermediate risk.
Intermediate risk means that in the absence of successful treatment, what are the risks of the cancer spreading to other areas of the body?
Key Takeaways
1. The Gleason score identifies who is at intermediate risk.
2. If your Gleason score is 7, that is considered intermediate risk.
3. If your PSA was significantly elevated beyond 4, that along with the amount of cancer detected may place you at intermediate risk.
4. Intermediate risk means that without successful treatment, what are the risks of the cancer spreading to other areas of the body?
