← Return to PSE Test for Prostate Cancer Before an MRI and for Re-Occurrence

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@northoftheborder

Yes, I'm out of my depth here too, but I'd think that once you've had confirmed prostate cancer — even if it's considered cured now — genetic markers showing that you're more likely to develop prostate cancer no longer add any value to refining the PSA result. You know you can develop prostate cancer because you *have* developed prostate cancer, so your oncologist already knows to take your PSA result seriously.

Again, I might be misunderstanding.

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@northoftheborder Steven Arrivo basically said that even after treatment, if one is looking for biological re-occurrence, the test will pick up the changes regarding new or changed cancer cells. Again, he made it clear to me that if anybody had any questions, to email him.

How often one takes the test is a good question.