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Psa 0.139/ 5 months after operation of total prostate and pelvic lymph nodes removal pre op psa 17 and the cancer pathological type pt3b n 1 m0 what is your opinion, what is cut of of psa to start adjuvant radiation is it better to do radiation now ?

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Dr. Emerson Knight answered

Start radiation : With stage that you have the cancer has escaped the prostate and landed into s pelvic lymph node. I would recommend starting pelvic irradiation now as there probably are cancer cells in your pelvis that the radiation hopefully will kill. But discuss this with your urologist.

Answered 2/6/2020

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A member asked:

Psa 0.139/ 5 months after operation of total prostate and pelvic lymph nodes removal pre op psa 17 and the cancer pathological type pt3b n 1 m0 what is your opinion, what is cut of of psa to start adjuvant radiation is it better to do radiation now ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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