Psa

Main thing is to get it checked. My PSA was 6.9 and I was diagnosed with locally advanced T2c N0 M0 Gleason 8 cancer in April. I had previously negative biopsies in 2020. PSA is a pretty rough indicator of disease but if its on an upward trend then get things checked out ASAP. Mine followed a similar trend to yours but I think statistically I was unusual in the progression of the cancer in a relatively short time. Best of luck and hope all goes well. Rob

My PSA yoyos around between 7.6 and 9.2.  with seven tests since I got notified gleason 3+4  for prostate cancer june 2022. I am hoping that if it stays in that zone below 10 then I will stay on active surveillance and rethink if it goes higher..

Hi I think with it being around the 5 for so long 5.13 highest going to 5.47 between July 2021to Jan 2023, it's a bit of a shock to go 6.01 now 7.01. but as others have said including my nurse it's not a big jump just seems it to me. 

In one nationwide population-based study, metastatic prostate cancer could not be ruled in with sufficient accuracy by any combination of T stage, Gleason grade and PSA. The best PSA cut-off for predicting metastases was 500 ng/mL. However, even for this very high cut-off risk of metastases ranged from 50–94% dependent on T stage and Gleason grade. The study results emphasize the importance of bone imaging in men with advanced prostate cancer for correct staging as a basis for optimal treatment selection.

PSA is not always right, and unless new methods are discovered, there are always risk of false results.