A Gleason score describes the microscopic growth patterns of prostate cancer in a tissue sample. It helps your medical team estimate how aggressively the cancer may behave and how likely it may be to grow or spread. Your score is usually based on prostate tissue collected during a biopsy. It is also converted into a … Read more
Prostate cancer is divided into five Grade Groups based on the microscopic growth pattern and organisation of the cancerous glands. Grade Group 1 usually has the least aggressive pattern, while Grade Group 5 contains the most aggressive patterns. Your grade helps your doctor estimate how quickly the cancer may grow or spread. It is considered … Read more
Benign prostate enlargement can be managed with lifestyle measures, medication or a procedure, depending on the severity of your symptoms, whether complications are present and how much the condition affects your daily life. Benign prostate enlargement, abbreviated to BPE, is not prostate cancer and does not increase your risk of developing it. However, urinary symptoms … Read more
The five common symptoms of prostate enlargement are a weak or interrupted urine stream, difficulty starting to urinate, needing to urinate more frequently or urgently, waking repeatedly during the night and feeling that your bladder has not emptied fully. You may also notice straining or dribbling after urination. These changes are known as lower urinary … Read more
Yes, Some men live for 20 years or longer after a prostate cancer diagnosis, particularly when the cancer is localised, lower risk or responds well to treatment. However, there is no current UK-wide 20-year survival figure, and individual outcomes vary considerably. Your individual outlook depends on factors such as the stage of the cancer, Grade … Read more
The phrase zero prostate is sometimes used informally after a radical prostatectomy, but it is not an official medical diagnosis. It may refer to the prostate having been removed, an undetectable PSA result or both, depending on how the person is using the phrase. Radical prostatectomy removes the prostate and usually the seminal vesicles as … Read more
Finding out that your husband has prostate cancer can change your everyday life almost immediately. You may feel worried about his health, uncertain about treatment and concerned about what the diagnosis could mean for your relationship and future. You may also feel pressure to stay strong and positive for him while managing your own emotions. … Read more
Being told you have slow-growing prostate cancer can bring mixed emotions. You might feel relieved that immediate treatment isn’t needed, but still worry about whether the cancer could change or become harder to treat over time. The reassuring part is that many low-risk prostate cancers stay stable for years and may never cause harm. Still, … Read more
In this article, prostate surgery refers to radical prostatectomy, an operation to remove the prostate gland and seminal vesicles to treat prostate cancer. If you are considering prostate surgery, you may wonder how likely it is that you will feel satisfied with your decision afterwards. Treatment decision regret describes doubt or distress about a healthcare … Read more
Being told that you may need prostate surgery can leave you with several immediate questions. Alongside concerns about the operation itself, you are likely to want to know how soon it will happen and whether your symptoms could become worse while you wait. There is no single NHS waiting time that applies to every prostate … Read more
