Stage 3A Prostate Cancer means that the tumor is affecting one or both sides of the prostate gland as shown here in yellow.  It has not spread to your nearby lymph nodes or other organs in your body.

What Tests Will I Need and Why?

Blood and Imaging tests are done to understand your general health, confirm your diagnosis and determine your cancer stage.

Tissue Analysis is done to identify the cancer cell type and the Gleason Score, which is critical to finding the best treatment option for you.

With a Stage 3A Prostate Cancer diagnosis your PSA density is more than 20 and your Gleason Score is at any level. The Gleason Score is used by your doctors to determine the aggressiveness of the cancer.

You may also require special Saliva or Blood Analysis to look for specific mutations (actual changes in your body’s DNA), called BRCA1 and BRCA2.

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A Stage 3B Prostate Cancer diagnosis means that the tumor has spread to the tissue surrounding your prostate or the glands that produce the fluids that will turn into semen, shown here in yellow. It has not spread to your nearby lymph nodes or to any other organs in your body.

It also means that your PSA can be at any level and any Gleason Score (Grade Group 1-4).

What Tests Will I Need and Why?

Blood and Imaging tests are done to understand your general health, confirm your diagnosis and determine your cancer stage.

Tissue Analysis is done to identify the cancer cell type and the Gleason Score, which is critical to finding the best treatment option for you.

You may also require special Saliva or Blood Analysis to look for specific mutations (actual changes in your body’s DNA), called BRCA1 and BRCA2.

Re-read this summary as needed and then tap, “Compare My Treatment Options Now“. Our unique Comparison Page will help you understand your FDA-approved treatment options including, who can help you pay for your treatment, where and how each is given and what side-effects you may experience.

A Stage 3C Prostate Cancer diagnosis means that the tumor is located in the prostate only or it is affecting the tissue surrounding the prostate or the glands that produce the fluids that will turn into semen.  It has not spread to nearby lymph nodes or other organs.

What Tests Will I Need and Why?

Blood and Imaging tests are done to understand your general health, confirm your diagnosis and determine your cancer stage.

Tissue Analysis is done to identify the cancer cell type and the Gleason Score, which is critical to finding the best treatment option for you.

A Stage 3C diagnosis means that tissue analysis resulted in a Gleason Score of 10 on a scale of 1 to 10.  A Gleason Score is used by your doctors to determine the aggressiveness of the cancer.

Stage 3C also means that the PSA can be at any level.

You may also require special Saliva or Blood Analysis to look for specific mutations (actual changes in your body’s DNA), called BRCA1 and BRCA2.

Re-read this summary as needed and then tap, “Compare My Treatment Options Now“. Our unique Comparison Page will help you understand your FDA-approved treatment options including, who can help you pay for your treatment, where and how each is given and what side-effects you may experience.

A Prostate Cancer diagnosis is based upon the results of staging and two tests called the Gleason Score and the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests

Finding Your Gleason Score

Samples of your cancer cells are examined to find out your Gleason Score.  A Gleason Score, which will range between 2 and 10, describes how aggressive a prostate tumor is by looking at how similar or different the cancer cells look to healthy cells.

The Gleason Score is made up of 2 grades that range from 1 to 5. A low grade of 1 means that the cells in the tumor look very much like healthy prostate cells. Cells that look completely different to normal cells are assigned a higher score, usually 4 or 5.

• The first grade is given to describe the cells in the largest area of the tumor
• The second grade is given to describe the cells in the second largest area of the tumor.

When these two grades are added together, they give us a Gleason Score between 2 and 10. For example, 3+4 = Gleason Score 7.

 Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) tests

Your Dr. also measures PSA Density to help determine the aggressiveness of the prostate cancer found.  PSA Density is your PSA level, divided by the volume of the prostate gland.

A high PSA density is often a predictor of Prostate Cancer but please discuss your specific situation with your doctors.