Low Grade Prostate Cancer Treatment. Prostate cancer is staged based on the extent of the cancer (using t, n, and m categories) and. Gleason score of 7 (3+4);.

In grade 1 tumors, the cells look close to normal. Indicates a slow moving cancer that may not require treatment. Reclassifying cancer has precedent—in prostate (gs 2 through 5), 29 bladder, 30 cervical, 31 and thyroid cancers 32 —and has been discussed for other cancers such as breast.