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Post treatment update #3

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jul 23 1:14pm | Replies (7)

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@vancouverislandhiker

This is great progress you have . I had 22 sessions of EBRT ( external beam therapy ), my PSA went from 0.14 to 0.072 , and now at 0.056 ( last month) . So good progress there . I had no ADT with radiation . Operation was about 3 years ago , with a very slow rise of PSA level up to last year at 0.14 PSA . After Radiation I am now in a "safe zone" the Dr's say at 0.056 . Very low , I will agree , but should it not be zero now ? or is 0.056 , close enough to zero ? The radiation gave me more urgency to Pee , when I have to . I had no ADT but hear it gives you many symptoms . God Bless ! James on Vancouver Island .

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There's some inconsistency with testing. Traditionally, a PSA result less than 0.1 was considered "0", but now there are ultrasensitive tests that can detect PSA down to 0.01 or even lower. I don't know if the medical community has reached consensus yet on how to act on detectable PSA below 0.1.