The lowest Gleason Score of a cancer found on a prostate biopsy is 6. These cancers may be called well-differentiated or low-grade and are likely to be less aggressive - they tend to grow and spread slowly. 

Cancers with Gleason Scores of 8 to 10 may be called poorly differentiated or high grade.  These cancers tend to be aggressive, meaning they are likely to grow and spread more quickly.

Cancers with a Gleason Score of 7 may be called moderately differentiated or intermediate grade.  The rate at which they grow and spread tends to be in between the other 2.

What I know now I wish I knew before…getting checked early can save your life.

~John Sharp, prostate cancer survivor

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