New 'Condensed' Grading System Shown Accurate for Predicting Prostate Cancer Outcomes
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 09:38
in Health & Medicine
Using information gleaned from more than 20,000 men, researchers at Johns Hopkins have affirmed the value of their alternative system for assessing the likelihood of growth and spread of prostate cancer. The new grading system, they say, is not only easier to use and understand, but also more accurate than the long-used Gleason grading system, and it has the potential to substantially reduce overtreatment of low-risk tumors.