Genitourinary Cancer
Genitourinary cancers affect the urinary organs of men and women, including the bladder, kidney, urethra and ureter, as well as the major organs of the reproductive system in men, including the prostate, penis and testes.
Genitourinary cancers affect the urinary organs of men and women, including the bladder, kidney, urethra and ureter, as well as the major organs of the reproductive system in men, including the prostate, penis and testes.
UMass Memorial Health Care has a multidisciplinary team—including medical and surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists and pathologists—who are dedicated to the expert diagnosis and superb personal care of patients with genitourinary cancers. They are committed to providing exceptional clinical care to patients and offer a combination of treatment options, including minimally invasive and robotic surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Learn more about the care services and resources offered for patients with genitourinary cancer at UMass Memorial Health Care.
Researchers at UMass Cancer Center seek to understand how genitourinary cancers begin and can be treated. The Department of Urology, the only academic urology department in Central and Western Massachusetts, is committed to improving the understanding of urologic disease through research and discovery and developing treatment paradigms that maximize optimal outcomes while minimizing the invasiveness and cost of these therapies.
We are a Main Member institution of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, a cooperative membership-based scientific organization that designs and conducts cancer research involving adults who have or are at risk of developing cancer. As an ECOG-ACRIN member, we are able to provide patients with access to colorectal cancer clinical trials being conducted through the National Clinical Trials Network. Our surgical team participates in several national and international trials regarding surgical treatment of genitourinary cancer to be sure we are always able to provide the most advanced available options for our patients.
