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What Causes Rise In PSA Level?

My father is being treated for prostate cancer with hormone injections since February 2013. His highest psa level was 43. It dropped to almost zero at one point, and had risen to 5 in dec 2013. His latest test shows a level of 28 in jan 2014. He has just had a bone scan which we have no results for yet.
Fri, 25 Apr 2014
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Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your father is known patient of cancer of prostate and have been treated with hormonal therapy.

is serum PSA was 48 at the start of therapy and had gone down to almost 0 but his recent PSA levels is 28ng.

The rise in PSA level could be either due to local recurrence or distant metastasis in bones.

Please wait for the results of the bone scan .

Further treatment will be decided by your Urologist or Medical oncologist depending upon the findings of bone scan.
Dr.Patil...


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What Causes Rise In PSA Level?

Hello Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your father is known patient of cancer of prostate and have been treated with hormonal therapy. is serum PSA was 48 at the start of therapy and had gone down to almost 0 but his recent PSA levels is 28ng. The rise in PSA level could be either due to local recurrence or distant metastasis in bones. Please wait for the results of the bone scan . Further treatment will be decided by your Urologist or Medical oncologist depending upon the findings of bone scan. Dr.Patil...