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My father suffering from postrate cancer since 2009. why the psa count increased from 33 to 55 after starting ranbaxy zelgor (taking from 60 days)?
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Psa: Psa is not a 100% indicator or treatment. Only a biopsy will a true result if treatment is working.
Answered 12/16/2013
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Your father: Has active prostate cancer that is not responding to current treatment by psa criteria. A question is the term 'suffering' - what are his symptoms? I do not know either of the meds he is on, but most reserve treatment for symptomatic elevation of psa. If he is 'hormone refractory', consider alpharadon or zytiga (abiraterone acetate).
Answered 3/21/2014
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