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PSA bounce versus biochemical failure following prostate brachytherapy

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boxed-textCiezki JP et al. (2006) PSA kinetics after prostate brachytherapy: PSA bounce phenomenon and its implications for PSA doubling time. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 64: 512–517

PSA fluctuations after radiotherapy or brachytherapy are quite common and do not necessarily suggest relapsing disease; in fact, benign PSA fluctuations generally occur much sooner after treatment than a true PSA relapse

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The synopsis was written by Carol Lovegrove, Freelance Medical Writer.

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Zelefsky, M. PSA bounce versus biochemical failure following prostate brachytherapy. Nat Rev Urol 3, 578–579 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0611

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