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What Does An Increase In PSA Levels Indicate?

I have a friend who s PSA has gone from 10.5 to 16 and now is at 19. What do you think and how bad is it. 8 years ago the doctor talked him out of the surgery and just did radiations and he burned real bad. Then after about 6 years his PSA started to creep unti and for two years gave him hormone shots and it wasn t until two months ago that he finally sent him too an oncologist. How their finally sending him for more test but I think it s too late...opinion???
Thu, 6 Oct 2016
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Hi and welcome to HCM.
This is not some significant increase howeevr, ultrasound and prostate biopsy should be done to rule out possible disorders. I am not sure why would someone choose radiation,instead of surgical removal of prostate for cancer. I think this should be removed even if there is no PSA elevation.
I hope I answered your query.
Thanks for the query. Regards.
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What Does An Increase In PSA Levels Indicate?

Hi and welcome to HCM. This is not some significant increase howeevr, ultrasound and prostate biopsy should be done to rule out possible disorders. I am not sure why would someone choose radiation,instead of surgical removal of prostate for cancer. I think this should be removed even if there is no PSA elevation. I hope I answered your query. Thanks for the query. Regards.