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What are the chances that this is just a PSA bounce?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 16 6:36pm | Replies (14)
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@billybarnes

My biopsy report stated approx 10% 4 so I guess it would be 90% 3. It also stated 70% of the tumor is cancer. I'm not sure what that means. 14 cores were taken and only one showed the cancer. I had 28 imrt sessions and I did have Barrigel and 3 gold markers installed.

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brianjarvis | @brianjarvis | May 14 6:07pm

Sounds like you covered all the bases.
> NCCN guidelines do not recommend ADT for just a 3+4=7.

You had asked what are the chances it's just a bounce?
> what was your PSA pre-treatment?
> though negative for spread, what SUVmax score was assigned to the prostate lesion?
> how much radiation (in grays) did you get each session (or in total)?

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kenk1962 | @kenk1962 | May 16 2:12pm

Although your Decipher score is admittedly high, I find your other facts - only 1 positive core out of 14 and the single positive being limited to a small amount of pattern 4 - to be quite encouraging. Lean heavily on the feedback of your RO at this early post-radiation moment.

Best wishes brother.

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