Stages of Prostate Cancer
There are three ways that cancer spreads in the body.
The three ways that cancer spreads in the body are:
- Through tissue. Cancer surrounding normal tissue is invaded by cancer..
- Through the lymph system. Cancer lymphatic system and spreads to other parts of the body via the lymphatic vessels.
- Through the blood. Cancerspreads through the blood to other
parts of the body by invading capillaries and veins.
Another (secondary) tumor may develop when Cancer
cells separate from the primary (original) tumor
and move through the lymph or blood to different regions of the body. We refer to this process as
metastasis. The primary tumor's secondary (metastatic) counterpart is a cancerous growth. The
Cancer
cells in the bones, for instance, are breast cancer
cells if breast cancer has spread to the bones.
Not bone cancer but metastatic breast cancer is the illness.
The following stages are used for prostate cancer:
Stage I
In stage I, Cancer is found in the prostate only. It cannot
be felt during a digital rectal exam and is not visible by imaging. It is usually found accidentally
during surgery for other reasons, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia. The Gleason score is low. Stage
I prostate cancer may also be called stage A1 prostate cancer.
Stage II
Cancer is more advanced in stage II than in stage I, but it has not spread beyond the prostate.
A Gleason score can be between 2 and 10. Prostate Cancer
in stage II may also be referred to as stage A2, stage B1, or stage B2.
Stage III
Stage III Cancer refers to cancer that has penetrated
the prostate's outer layer and reached nearby tissues. It's possible to find cancer in the seminal
vesicles. A Gleason score can be between 2 and 10. Prostate
Cancer in stage III is also referred to as stage C.
Stage IV
Cancer has metastasized (spread) to lymph nodes\
close to or far from the prostate as well as to
other body regions, including the bladder, rectum, bones, liver, or lungs in stage IV. The
bones are frequently affected by metastatic prostate cancer.