Psa after radiation

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My husband finished radiation last May and we have just had the latest psa results

it is 0.245 which I think is ok but really not sure?

another question  his cancer cells were 4/3, does radiation work as well on grade 4 as on lower grade cells

Thank you x

  • Hi, that looks excellent to me. After my radiation in 2017 it has taken until now to drop to .25, I am happy with that.

    As for your other question I think that the radiation works the same on any cancer cells 4/3 not that high anyway.

    Back to the PSa , obviously just important that PSA doesn't start rising again so 6 monthly or yearly testing just to check.

    Good luck

    Steve 

  • Good Afternoon  

    0.245 is a cracking result. Your husbands nadir or lowest PSA reading should be 18 months after Radiotherapy. Once you have this no further action would be needed unless your husband has:

    * 3 consecutive PSA rises in a row.

    * A rise of 2 whole points over the previous test.

    As far as I know, radiotherapy works just the same on all cells if they have cancer or not - it kills them. During radiotherapy you lose "good" cells as well as infected cells.

    I hope this helps.

    Best wishes - Brian.

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