Hi katdolman,   Normal PSA depends on age, slightly higher the older you are.  Prostate cancer raises the PSA which can be below ten  or in the thousands at diagnosis.   Treatment responce is measured by the reduction of PSA at what ever level it started.  PSA can also be effected by infection.

Note I'm not a medical person but a sicnificant other diagnosised  6 years ago. He was very lucky to be caught early and had the option to have the gland removed. Most people are diagnosised much later and the cancer is attacked and treated by other means which is often sucessfully for many, many years.  I'am sure others will reply and back this up.

Its hard being the other half, I went into overdrive wanting to know the how and whys and what ifs, and found www.prostatecanceruk.org site very useful, especially in the early days.

I do hope your Dad's treatment goes well, take care, gardenlady.     (sorry about spelling!)

Hi katdolman,   Normal PSA depends on age, slightly higher the older you are.  Prostate cancer raises the PSA which can be below ten  or in the thousands at diagnosis.   Treatment responce is measured by the reduction of PSA at what ever level it started.  PSA can also be effected by infection.

Note I'm not a medical person but a sicnificant other diagnosised  6 years ago. He was very lucky to be caught early and had the option to have the gland removed. Most people are diagnosised much later and the cancer is attacked and treated by other means which is often sucessfully for many, many years.  I'am sure others will reply and back this up.

Its hard being the other half, I went into overdrive wanting to know the how and whys and what ifs, and found www.prostatecanceruk.org site very useful, especially in the early days.

I do hope your Dad's treatment goes well, take care, gardenlady.     (sorry about spelling!)