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Post prostatectomy: What do rising PSA levels mean?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 19, 2025 | Replies (218)Comment receiving replies
Does a rising PSA in a older person sometimes happen just because they are getting older so they can't fight off the cancer even after having a radical prostatectomy?
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Unfortunately, probably not. If you have no gland, something else is making PSA.
It could sometimes be benign tissue left behind in a nerve sparing procedure so the PSA velocity would be lower.
However, if it’s steadily heading up at a faster rate (perhaps by .02-.03 or more each time) it’s probably cancer.
Phil