Genitourinary Oncology

Diagnostic and Treatment Services

Our team of specialists offers a full range of diagnostic and treatment services designed to provide patients with the most effective care possible. UMGCC researchers have determined that radiation and surgery often result in equal cure rates. This has led to exciting new advances in radiation treatment for prostate cancer.

Some of the new treatments we offer include:

Robot-Assisted Cystectomy for bladder cancer (Hear a Podcast with Dr. Andrew Kramer)
Cryosurgery for kidney cancer -- we are one of only a few medical centers in the nation to offer this approach for treating small kidney cancers
3-D Conformal Radiotherapy -- uses a CT scan to view the prostate three dimensionally and targets radiation toward the cancer while sparing nearby healthy tissue
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) - modifies and shifts the radiation beam intensity during a procedure
Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy (IMAT) -- a related form of IMRT, it delivers precisely sculpted radiation directly at the tumor site. UMGCC is the first facility in the United States to use this therapy.
Prostate Brachytherapy -- a form of radiation therapy in which radioactive "seeds" are placed in direct contact with the tumor
Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy -- a minimally invasive surgical option for prostate cancer with less blood loss, smaller incisions, quicker recovery times and fewer complications

Other services include:

Consultations for newly diagnosed and recurrent cancers
Diagnostic MRI, CT scan and Prostascint testing
Urologic pathology
Combination therapies and clinical trials
Hyperfractionated radiotherapy
Treatment of metastatic disease (cancer that has spread)
Second opinions
New therapies for all stages of cancer
Individual and family psychological counseling

Patients have complete access to the full range of medical support services at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

This page was last updated on: January 4, 2008.