Treatment after surgery to remove your prostate (prostatectomy) PSA levels are usually extremely low (below the normal range) about a month after surgery. You may hear your doctor saying that your PSA level is undetectable. Your doctor will monitor your PSA levels and if it starts to rise, you may need further treatment.

Grade Groups of prostate cancer The Grade Group is the most common system doctors use to grade prostate cancer. It is also known as the Gleason score. The grade of a cancer tells you how much the cancer cells look like normal cells. This gives your doctor an idea of how the cancer might behave and what treatment you need. To find out the Grade Group, a pathologist looks …

You might have active surveillance if you’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer that doesn't need treatment straight away. Watchful waiting is another way of monitoring your cancer.

Small cell prostate cancer Small cell prostate cancer is a rare type of prostate cancer. Less than 2 in every 100 prostate cancers (less than 2%) are small cell prostate cancer. They can also be classed as a type of neuroendocrine prostate cancer. Small cell prostate cancers are very different from the most common type of prostate cancer. They grow more quickly than other …

After treatment for prostate cancer, you have regular check ups. This includes tests to check your PSA level.

It takes a few weeks for you to recover after a prostate cancer operation. You will need to spend a few days in the hospital and then give yourself time to recover once you are home.

You have a number of tests to check for prostate cancer. These may include a digital rectal examination, a PSA blood test, scans and a biopsy.

The role of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test in investigating cancer and guidance for GPs in using the PSA as a first-line investigation.

What is hormone therapy for prostate cancer? Hormone therapy is a possible treatment for prostate cancer. Sometimes it is also called anti hormone therapy. What is hormone therapy? Hormones occur naturally in your body. They control the growth and activity of normal cells. Testosterone is a male hormone mainly made by the testicles. Prostate cancer usually …

The PSA test is a blood test that measures the amount of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in your blood. It can help to diagnose prostate cancer.