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 1966
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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