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Small PSA Rise: What might be the cause?
I completed proton beam therapy October 30th 2023 for one core Gleason score 3+6 and I took my third PSA test last week having a...
PSA rising after only a year on Apalutamide and Erleada
I have Stage 4 Prostate cancer diagnosed a year ago..metatasized to bones and lymph node. PSA got as low as 2.6, but in the last...
Rise in PSA after 4 years on ADH & Zytiga
My first post with this group. My PS has been.007 undetectable for 4 years. It has now rose to .19 . Dr ordered a PSMA...
Diagnosis based on age 84 and PSA rise to 40
A friend was sent to a urologist due to a rise in PSA to 40 and age of 84. Urologist said he had prostate cancer....
Slight PSA rise 9 months after radiation.
Dropped from 11 to 5.8, then to 3.57. Now 3.75. Total of 9 months after radiation. Enlarged prostate for years. Any thoughts? Much appreciated.
Input on PSA rise 3 yrs Post RP
Radical Prostatectomy May 2020. Original Gleason Score at time of biopsy was 4+3. Post RP pathology report stated high risk, confirmed 4+3 score, positive margins,...
Gynecomastia (male breast enlargement) bc of ADT-prevention/experience
Hi, I will begin ADT (six-month dosage) plus Salvage Radiation Therapy (Prostate Bed Radiation) shortly due to recently detectible PSA and rising PSA after 6...
1.3 rise in yearly PSA and BRCA2 Positive
Hello All, I am 61 and BRCA2 positive. My last PSA blood test showed an increase from .518 to 1.875. Wanted to know if there...
Resolution of Side Effects after Stopping ADT/Lupron
Hello everyone. I am 70 years old and was diagnosed with PC about 2 and a half years ago, G9 with extra capsular extension but...
Anger and Counseling
I was 77 when diagnosed with prostate cancer so totally surprised with rising PSA, then MRI, then biopsy, then diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer (luckily...
What was your highest PSA and still have a clear PET/CT scan?
I just got the results from my most recent PET/CT scan; "There is no abnormal PSMA uptake to indicate recurrence or metastatic disease anywhere despite...
PSA rising every month and is now 5.4 - Stage 4 Metasasized
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/psa-rising-every-month-and-is-now-5-4-stage-4-metasasized/
I've been on Apalutamide and get Eligard shots every 4 months for the past year. My PSA was going down after 4 months, but is...
PSA Doubling Time Under Active Surveillance
Dear Group Members, I was diagnosed as a case of BPH in 2011. With a rising PSA from 2011 to 2017 (app 5.5 to 8)...
Has anyone had the PMSA PET/CT Pylarify scan?
I had a rising PSA (up to 5.7) which lead to MRi which showed a RAD 4 and a RAD 3, subsequent trans perrineal biopsy...
Prostate size/measurement confusion
Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer following a Biopsy in June 2023, done by local Urologist. Was under Active Surveillance prior because of rising PSA. Urologist recommended...
My Journey....
So far three Biopies, the last one was MRI-guided No cancer but PSA is rising I just went for blood work yesterday and we will...
BCR finding in PSMA test
Hi Everyone, I went for PSMA test and got my result. Could you please help me to understand? CLINICAL HISTORY: 53-year-old male post radical prostatectomy...
Negative findings on PSMA scan
Had prostatectomy in 2006 . Because my PSA was 5.53. Gleason 3+4=7. Had 39 radiation treatments to my prostate bed in 2013 for recurrence. Now...
Limitations of MRI for monitoring prostate cancer
I was following active surveillance, and in recent years, getting an annual 3T MRI. My urologist seemed to have high confidence in the effectiveness of...
Alternative to prostate removal surgery
So, my PSA is 8.5 but I am on finasteride and Tamsulosin which I'm told doubles the true PSA level. I'm looking for an alternative...
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