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Biochemical Recurrence After Prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 30 4:20pm | Replies (17)

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@firespooks

I’m on my second recurrence. I personally don’t believe that anyone is “Cured”. I believe that cancer goes into remission. I was in remission for 7 years the first time and then 2 years the second time. Now my cancer is growing again. The cancer cells are so small , that they can be anywhere and they could start growing again, which is what happened in my case. Just my opinion.

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That's what my oncologist told me. If you have a biological recurrence, especially that affects the bones, (which unfortunately I have) it can be a life long program of monitoring and treatment as needed. And be proactive. My PSA wasn't checked at my 2023 physical for some reason, and PSA was 30 when they checked it a couple months ago and now I'm stage 4.