Prostate Cancer question - for doctors?

My partner has had prostate cancer for 7 years. He takes hormone tablets. His psa has risen from a fairly steady 15-16 to 24. He has just been for bone and abdomen scans but results not until Monday. His doctor has said not to worry but I have been trying to find out if this level of increase is likely to be due to the cancer spreading to other parts of the body. I really have no idea what level of psa would indicate this. Any knowledge or experience would be very helpful and help me to prepare for what to expect.


Thank you

Prostate Cancer question - for doctors?
Well, as others have said before prostate cancer is different from patient to patient. In general the PSA levels can increase even in men with no cancer at all!!! PSA is only one way to monitor the enlargement of the prostrate. By the sound of it your partner has a small, slow growing tumour which is receptive to hormone therapy and thus unlikely to spread. Having said that there is always a possibility.


Hope everything is OK... all you can do really is wait for the test results.





Best of luck





Lara


(radiotherapy student)
Reply:I used to work for cancer doctors, prostate cancer may be deadly but it is one that is least to spread to your bones, i cant see why his levels would indicate that he would be in danger so jsut keep it up, pray or what ever you do i hope its cured some day.
Reply:There are no hard and fast rules, and even expert doctors do not always agree on the best course of action. What happens next depends on:





whether or not you have any symptomsyour personal risk of prostate cancerhow high the PSA level is. The older you are, the higher your PSA level is likely to be (whether or not you have got prostate cancer). So what is 'normal' depends to some extent on your age. In a man of 50, a PSA of up to 2.8 nanograms* per millilitre of blood is considered normal. In a man of 70, a PSA of up to 5.3 nanogrammes per ml is considered normal.





take a look at the link below
Reply:have a look here and try not to worry my husband also has prostrate cancer a couple of good sites for you


http://www.everyman-campaign.org/prostat...


http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/forums...