PSA reading could predict post-radiation survival

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-11-05

Prostate cancer patients whose PSA levels rise in the year and a half following radiation appear to be more likely to die, researchers say. The study of 2,100 patients found that the five-year survival rate for men who experienced a PSA rise after 18 months was 89 percent. Those whose PSA levels rose during the 18 months after radiation was 69 percent. Read full story >

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