ONS Connect - December 2008 - (Page 10) Cutting Edge 10 ONS CONNECT Yet Close to Home Cancer Research in the Community [By Kristen L. Fessele, RN, MSN, APN-C, AOCN®, Contributing Editor] M r. A is a 67-year-old retired “big city” police officer, now living in a rural area. He was originally diagnosed with prostate cancer four years ago after his nurse practitioner noted rising prostate-specific antigen levels and an enlarged prostate. He underwent a radical prostatectomy with good surgical outcomes at that time. He recently began complaining of upper back pain, and a bone scan revealed multiple lesions on the spine and posterior ribs, consistent with metastatic disease. Mr. A’s son, who still resides in a large metropolitan area, urged his father to move back to the city to receive the latest treatments. December 2008
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