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This is one of those PCa issues that I quite don't know what to think or say about, and I may have a lot of company. If all cancers start with one cell going bad, it's difficult to think that a few abnormal cells are not "cancer" while more of the same kind of cells are.
I've thought for some time that if extensive biopsy only finds Gleason 6 patterns, your "Don't Panic" advise is especially relevant.
I've wondered for some time if anyone who died from prostate cancer only had Gleason 6 patterns. To my mind, it's not cancer if it can't kill you, and should not be referred to as such.
Steve,
From what I have read about 3% of Gleason 6 are very agressive for unknown reasons. These progress fairly fast in 3 to 6 months when most G6 progress very slowly.
JohnT
