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59 year old, diagnosed with Gleason 6 prostate cancer five years ago and have been on AS the entire time, mri and biopsy’s yearly and quarterly Dr visits and psa tests,.....

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That's encouraging! Has the Gleason number changed over time?

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no, been at a steady 6 the whole time but I have my biopsy coming up in January so we will see...….

Merry Christmas. I'm somewhat in the same boat. Keep on keeping on brother!

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