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stage II prostate cancer (...PROS-tayt KAN-ser)

 Cancer that began in the prostate and is more advanced than stage I, but has not grown outside the prostate. The Gleason score (a number that describes how abnormal the cells look under a microscope) can be any level.

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Prostate cancer staging; five panel drawing showing a side view of normal male anatomy and closeup views of Stage I, Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV showing cancer growing from within the prostate to nearby tissue and then to lymph nodes or other parts of the body.




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