How do prostate cancer patients choosing surveillance do?

In general after five years of pursuing surveillance most patients are still in the program without  progression. You'll see that various studies have various drop out rates, usually with no medical consequence. You'll also notice that some drop out for anxiety issues. The other most common reason for drop out would be a more unfavorable …

question:my prostate was removed-the psa went to .1 and now is rising.

  This question comes up often and is an unfortunate situation. I thought of it myself as a possibility when I went through all I went through having my prostate removed. Think about it... the surgery, the catheter, the leaking, the sexual uncertainties and then the PSA begins to rise.    The hell? Normal prostate tissue …