My oncologist insists that I have a PSA test every month. After my initial slash/poison/burn (surgery, chemo, radiation) treatment regiment my PSA was non-detectable so we went to a once every 3 month test schedule. But after 5 years the cancer returned. So we are back to once a month.

Nobody ever told me what my “stage” was either, but it is in my online medical records. Stage 4 is defined (I believe) as cancer that has spread to other organs such as lymph nodes.

And, I am afraid I have to disagree with the above comment about being cured. You are never cursed from Stage 4 cancer. You simply try to keep in check.

Since it has reared its ugly head again, We tried a (rare) second dose of radiation treatments. If that doesn’t work, we are going back to a systemic treatment.