Len Smith is a very “high grade” (Gleason 9) prostate cancer survivor diagnosed by biopsy on 5/3/2013, 5 weeks before his 69th birthday. He had a radical prostatectomy (removal of his prostate) on 6/5/2013. On 6/9/15 he received the bad news that he had a positive PSA, which could only come from PC that had metastasized outside the prostate bed before the surgery. Read more.