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Prostate Cancer Trends, 1973-1995

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Chapters:  Histologic Grade and Stage

Highlights from Chapter 3: Histologic Grade and Stage in Prostate Cancer Trends, 1973-1995:

  • Between 1973-1995, about 60% of prostate cancers were diagnosed at a localized stage and about 40% were graded as moderately differentiated. The percent of moderately differentiated cancers differed little by race, but decreased slightly with advancing age.
  • Stage and grade are correlated; as the grade becomes less differentiated the stage is likely to be more advanced.
  • The rapid increase in prostate cancer incidence from 1986-1992 was confined to moderately differentiated cancers for all ages and for whites and blacks.

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