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Raised PSA 7 weeks after biopsy

ksw_1969
ksw_1969 CSN Member Posts: 8 Member
edited February 2020 in Prostate Cancer #1

Hi All 

Thanks for your valuable information.

My brother had a PSA test recemtly at about 7 weeks after biopsy. It had a reading of 5.5. He was 3.2 on the day of the biopsy. He has Gleason 3+4 in one core of 16 that were sampled. Does PSA go up by that much after a biopsy?

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  • Georges Calvez
    Georges Calvez CSN Member Posts: 547 Member
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    Possibly
    Hi there,

    PSA is an indirect indicator of the activity of prostate cancer and it can change in value as a result of a biopsy or because it damn well pleases.
    Have a look at the 28 day experiment when a man had his PSA tested over a 28 day period when he did absolutely nothing in medical terms and look at the fluctuations.
    Have it tested again in a few weeks and see what you get.
    https://www.yananow.org/PSAexperiment.shtml

    Best wishes,

    Georges
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  • ksw_1969
    ksw_1969 CSN Member Posts: 8 Member
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    Georges Calvez said:

    Possibly
    Hi there,

    PSA is an indirect indicator of the activity of prostate cancer and it can change in value as a result of a biopsy or because it damn well pleases.
    Have a look at the 28 day experiment when a man had his PSA tested over a 28 day period when he did absolutely nothing in medical terms and look at the fluctuations.
    Have it tested again in a few weeks and see what you get.
    https://www.yananow.org/PSAexperiment.shtml

    Best wishes,

    Georges

    Thanks George's. Appreciate

    Thanks George's. Appreciate you taking time to reply.

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