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

 Cancer that began in the prostate and has spread to lymph nodes near or far from the prostate, or to other parts of the body, often to the bones. 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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