I believe that our individual cancers are as unique as our finger prints and developed in its own way . Therefore it is perhaps unwise to try and compare your cancer with those of others . I have found initial PSA readings up to 9000 Ng and the patient recovered completely. Ng stands for nanogram or one billionth of a gram . PSA takes a much more important role after treatment and it is possible to get some prognosis for yourself as you receive your regular results. A prostectomy should remove ALL the cancer cells and PSA should be zero but if some reading is still there there will be overlooked cells in the margins and prostate bed usually easily treated with a bit of RT radiotherapy. Not so with radiotherapy and hormone treatment there will always be some reading as the remaining healthy prostate continues to produce PSA .The general consensus is that less than 0.5 Ng or less is satisfactory. The time taken to nadir or lowest point appears to have some significance as regards cure or possible BCR biological cancer resistance as is the speed the recurring cancer is doubling .This velocity is highly significant but gets a tad complicated so enough for now.
