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2:07 What is the pathology process, and what does a Gleason score mean?
4:54 How should a patient broach questions about treatment with their physician?
9:27 Should patients seek out their pathology report? Can they trust it?
11:22 Can Gleason 6 ever metastasize?
13:04 How likely is a Gleason 3+4 cancer to metastasize, vs a 4+3?
16:27 Are Gleason 8 cancers more likely to spread than Gleason 7 cancers?
17:12 How likely is metastasis with Gleason 9 cancer?
17:36 How likely is metastasis with Gleason 10 cancer?
18:14 What Gleason score is the most common in active cancer patients?
19:06 How dangerous is a cancer with a higher Gleason score?
20:59 Alex's conclusions
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