Frances Crighton, RN, MSN, PhD

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Prostate Cancer in a Man With Multiple Previous Cancers

Thomas Flaig, MD;E. David Crawford, MD;Brian Kavanagh, MD;Scott Lucia, MD;Francisco G. La Rosa, MD;Al Barqawi, MD;Frances Crighton, RN, MSN, PhD;L. Michael Glodé, MD, FACP

April 30th 2007

patient is a 67-year-old male with mild obstructive symptoms and an American Urology Association symptom score of 8.[1] He was noted to have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of 3.2 ng/mL. Because this represented a significant increase in his PSA velocity (rate of change over time), he proceeded to have a biopsy, which was positive for prostate cancer. He has no other complaints and visits us for an opinion on the treatment of his prostate cancer.

A 72-Year-Old Man With Prostate Cancer

Craig Berman, MD;Marcus Chen, MD;E. David Crawford, MD;Frances Crighton, RN, MSN, PhD;Marshal Freeman, MD;L. Michael Glodé, MD, FACP;Andrew Kraft, MD;Scott Lucia, MD;David Raben, MD

August 1st 2002

The patient, L.E., is a 72-year-old white male who has been under our care for 10 years. He initially presented to our clinic in 1992, with a diagnosis of localized prostate cancer.