Yüksel Ürün, Medical Oncology professor at Ankara University School of Medicine, shared a post on X:
“After prostatectomy, don’t rush post-op treatment.
This large study (n=43,298) suggests:
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PSA should be checked at least 3 months
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Higher persistent PSA = worse prognosis
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Early treatment may lead to overtreatment.”
Title: Persistent Prostate-Specific Antigen Following Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer and Mortality Risk
Authors: Derya Tilki, Ming-Hui Chen, Jing Wu, Hartwig Huland, Markus Graefen, Bruce J. Trock, Misop Han, Anthony V. D’Amico
Read the full article here.
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