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What was your original Gleason Score, Decipher Test score, and prostate tumor classification and pathology report...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1515796/

Discussion: How long after radical prostatectomy did you see a rise in your PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 27 11:09am

@stephenz, I did intermittent ADT for my Gleason 9 prostate cancer at age 71. So far,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1515705/

Discussion: What are the risks and benefits of Intermittent ADT?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 27 9:52am

I know a lot of people who have gone on vacations from ADT. They normally do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1515227/

Discussion: What are the risks and benefits of Intermittent ADT?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 26 3:37pm

@ucla2025 Not undetectable yet but hopefully soon. Last PSA jumped a little after IMRT, but the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1511704/

Discussion: Being treated for Gleason 9

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 22 6:04am

@ucla2025 To become castrate resistance, the PSA has to rise while on ADT. That usually takes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1510763/

Discussion: PSA now .04. What might be next steps?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 20 6:56pm

@diverjer Hi there welcome to the Steep Curve Learning Club. I noticed some questions you have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1509822/

Discussion: Not Good News after prostate biospy when MRI didn't look too bad

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 19 1:47pm

Sounds like you should have your PSA checked in 3 months or less. 2.5 years after...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508833/

Discussion: Had salvage radiation 2 years ago: Anyone had a quick jump in PSA?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 18 11:41am

@northoftheborder A logarithmic graph has one great advantage: It shows percentage changes equally. A doubling of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1508503/

Discussion: Share your test results (if you'd like)

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 17 10:57pm

@johnwang The EpiSwitch blood test here https://www.94percent.com/ is good for your situation to help determine whether...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1501839/

Discussion: Puzzling about PSA rise 7 years after prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 9 2:15pm

@stew80 I am lucky to be a patient of Mayo Jacksonville since 2006. My doctors and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1500461/

Discussion: How do you know what issues concern Family Doctor vs Oncologist?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 5:19pm

@beachflyer You should be aware that doubling time is not that critical when it comes to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1500151/

Discussion: Puzzling about PSA rise 7 years after prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 7 10:45am

@rlpostrp Well, that is what all the ‘experts’ like Dr Kwon et al are talking about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1498630/

Discussion: Anyone had salvage radiation therapy post-prostatectomy?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 5 10:22am

My PSA started rising 3 1/2 years after my prostatectomy. When it hit .2 my medical...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1496291/

Discussion: Puzzling about PSA rise 7 years after prostatectomy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 2 10:49am

@heavyphil Actually, they do have a PSA-like test for pancreatic cancer - it’s called a CA19-9...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1495557/

Discussion: Big step forward in cancer treatments?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 1 9:46am

To answer a few questions: During this several year journey genetic etc. testing not done. Will...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1491492/

Discussion: Dr said Good news Bad news

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 26 11:04pm

The point I was looking for is under Detection Rate below. The "generally high" detection rate...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1490492/

Discussion: PSA levels started to rise again but negative PSMA PET

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 4:15pm

@robertov I assume that 5.74 was pre-treatment and that the next twe were after 3 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1490037/

Discussion: Learned Something New Last Week

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 8:06am

@cspringford None of us our medical doctors so what we post should come from our experiences...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1489232/

Discussion: PSA went from 3 to 5 in 9 months, but MRI was negative for cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 23 7:37am

I’m a little surprised the doctor said that. BPH can be due to an infection which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1486703/

Discussion: PSA went from 3 to 5 in 9 months, but MRI was negative for cancer

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 19 4:20pm

@rlpostrp Your doctor, that won’t consider active surveillance, is one of the reasons they stopped doing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1486648/

Discussion: Is biopsy necessary & effective for detecting prostate cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 19 2:38pm

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