Is it harmful if the PSA level suddenly rises from 0.02 to 0.05 three years after prostate cancer surgery?

A sudden increase in PSA from 0.02ng/ml to 0.05ng/ml three years after prostate cancer surgery is harmful.

Normally, three years after radical prostatectomy, the PSA value should be 0ng/ml. When the patient's PSA value rises to 0.5ng/ml in serum examination, but no positive result is found in the image, it indicates that there is residual cancer tissue and recurrence of prostate cancer in the patient's body. If both tests are above 0.02ng/ml, it means that the patient has a recurrence, which will cause great harm to the patient's body. The patient needs further examination to clarify the condition of the lesion and receive targeted treatment under the doctor's diagnosis.

If the patient's prostate cancer recurs locally, salvage treatment can be carried out through radiotherapy and chemotherapy. If the patient's lymph nodes are positive after recurrence, the patient will also need surgical resection and radiotherapy. If the prostate cancer recurs in the late stage, endocrine therapy or endocrine combined with radiotherapy will be required for treatment.

During treatment, patients need to keep a good mood, quit smoking and drinking, maintain a healthy diet, exercise appropriately to lose weight, and reduce the risk of death in prostate cancer patients.