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What Does The Increase In PSA Level Again Mean?
My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013 with a psa level of approximately 148. He had the robotic surgery with brought the psa level to 1.8, followed by 39 treatments of radiation which brought the psa level down more to 0.40 in November 2014. He just received another psa test and has gone back up to 1.64. He has had several tests that have shown no cancer in the bones or other areas and lymp nodes clear. What does this increase in level again mean? We saw his doctor this week and told us to not worry and he has a good 5 years as it that was a good thing...but I didn t think that was good news and his children are very concerned.
Wed, 16 Sep 2015
Good evening. PSA level can rise in mild inflammation of the prostate gland and also in benign enlargement of prostate. So not to worry if the bones and other areas show no tumor. Moreover 1.64 also is within normal range. Only if it rises above 4 ng/ml then it is a cause of concern. He has good almost 10 years to survive.
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