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Randy Apsel's avatar

How about “benign prostatic neoplasia” (or BPN) to differentiate it from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) since Gleason 6 is some kind of abnormal growth that typically does not progress like cancer.

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Howard Wolinsky's avatar

Randy, You are the new philosopher, strategist and linguist of low-risk prostate cancer. I like BPN, too.

Howard

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Tom Rogers's avatar

Good to know! Feel better about it now

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Tom Rogers's avatar

Thank you for this substack. I am on AS as well and I love this info you share. Will sign up for this webinar but Pfizer is a sponsor? Ugh big pharma...hate 'em

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Howard Wolinsky's avatar

We're all volunteers. Pfizer has no say in the content. I have no contact with them. FYI.

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