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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 18 3:46pm | Replies (111)
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@brianjarvis

Actually, various studies between 2008 - 2023 indicate that initial grade and pathological grade match between 50%-60% of the time, and upgraded between 25%-30% of the time.

Here is one of those studies, where they found that Gleason scores were the same in 50% of cases, downgraded in 26%, and upgraded in 24% (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35972023/).

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clandeboye1 | @clandeboye1 | Jul 20 9:24am

Brian ,
I am familiar with these studies .
My point being , your Gleason score may be higher than your Biopsy report . If you are all 3+3=6 there may be some 4 in there which shines a different light on your treatment options . In such a case , I recommend a 2nd Biopsy opinion .
See Pages 112 & 113 of Dr. Walshs book " Biopsy - Why you should get a 2nd opinion "
Thanks for your response .

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