What Does PSA Of 25 After Proton Therapy Indicate?

Posted on Thu, 20 Jul 2017

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Thu, 20 Jul 2017 Answered on

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Question : What can be done for prostate cancer after proton therapy ? psa is 25 and rising.

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (48 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hello. There are several options

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have gone through the query.

So there are several other options like hormonal, chemo etc depending upon the stage of the disease.

Please share the details of stage of disease and previous treatment taken so that I can give you more specific information.

Thanks and regards
Feel free to ask further

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (10 minutes later)

Proton therapy is all I have had . psa went down for 2 years to a low of 2.5 but has shot up to 25 over the last 9 months.

Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Hello. So you require a pet ct for evaluation

Detailed Answer:
Hello. So you require a petct for evaluation of current status. There are again many options like chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. You still have a long survival.
Thanks and regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy