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Interesting Table of Numbers Post Proton Beam Treatment

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 8 4:56pm | Replies (2)
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@heavyphil

Boy, that’s a strange progression -even for PSA. Numbers actually hit a high 5 yrs out before going down.
Perhaps its something unique to proton therapy?

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ozelli | @ozelli | Dec 8 4:56pm

Yes, that struck me as very odd too. Most of the literature says it takes up to 3 years to nadir after proton beam treatment.

Personally I would have been super stressed out with PSA of between 2 and three in consecutive readings 5 years out from finishing radiation.

It makes me think that in theory, this may be more prevalent than you would expect and perhaps not rushing into further treatment might be prudent in some cases.

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