Prostate cancer clinical quality performance indicators: engagement document
Document explaining the process of, and inviting engagement on, revision of the prostate cancer QPIs.
6. Prostate Cancer Risk Categorisation
Several factors are known to predict the risk of recurrence of prostate cancer; these factors are used to classify localised prostate cancer into risk categories [4] . Some of the Prostate Cancer QPIs ( section 7) refer to specific risk categories which are detailed in the table below.
Table 1: Localised Prostate Cancer Risk Categories
(adapted from NICE Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline) [4]
| Low Risk |
Clinical Stage T1 - T2a [a] |
|---|---|
| Intermediate Risk |
Clinical Stage T2b or T2c |
| High Risk |
Clinical Stage T3 - T4 |
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