Re: PSA Doubling Time Predicts Survival After PSA Failure

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My doubling time was going from 2 to 16 in about 8 months..and RISING! So had to do the hormone and external radiation..due to the heart issues. Could not go off Plavix...having just had three more stents INSTALLED..lol now have seven! radiation starts on Wed...

To: malemedicalproblems ; malemedicalproblemsgooglegroups; ProstateCancerSupport Sent: Fri, April 30, 2010 5:07:40 PMSubject: PSA Doubling Time Predicts Survival After PSA Failure

PSA doubling time (PSADT) is the most important predictor of 15-year overall survival among men who experience biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, according to a study by Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, MD, and colleagues of s Hopkins University in Baltimore....

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