Hi, I had a prostatectomy in august and my psa has gone up - I’m booked in for scans and have been told they will all be done by May. Is that a normal time to wait or is there a risk of cancer spreading before then or a way to speed it up? Thanks
Hi Anon89,
Thank you for sharing your experience here on the Online Community, I'm Eliza from the Community team at Macmillan.
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