Can men hold off on treating recurring prostate cancer?Health care

Caring patient and health is our expertise.|What happens if PSA levels start rising after surgery or radiation for prostate cancer? Sometimes men live the rest of their lives with a rising PSA without ever developing metastases. Now, an ultra-sensitive scanning technology is raising new questions

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Can men hold off on treating recurring prostate cancer?

Can men hold off on treating recurring prostate cancer?

What happens if PSA levels start rising after surgery or radiation for prostate cancer? Sometimes men live the rest of their lives with a rising PSA without ever developing metastases. Now, an ultra-sensitive scanning technology is raising new questions about biochemical recurrence and how to manage it.