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• Genitourinary Oncology

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• Clinical Trials
• Information for Patients
• The Maryland Prostate Center

• Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening
• Bladder Cancer Treatment
• Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment
• Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors Treatment
• Penile Cancer Treatment
• Prostate Cancer Prevention
• Prostate Cancer Screening
• Prostate Cancer Treatment
• Renal Cell Cancer Treatment
• Testicular Cancer Screening
• Testicular Cancer Treatment
• Transitional Cell Cancer (Kidney/Ureter) Treatment
• Urethral Cancer Treatment
• Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors Treatment

Genitourinary Oncology

Patient and Famly Education

The Greenebaum Cancer Center offers the following resources to help patients and their families cope with issues related to genitourinary oncology.

Genitourinary Cancer Overviews:

• Bladder Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Testicular Cancer

Audio Podcasts:

• Prostate Cancer Detection - Dr. Michael Naslund
• Prostate Cancer Treatments - Dr. James Borin
• Bladder Cancer - Dr. Andrew Kramer

Videos:

• Kidney Cancer - Dr. Arif Hussain (17 min.)
• Prostate Treatments - Dr. Michael Naslund (15 min.)
• da Vinci™ Prostatectomy (3 min.)

Kidney Cancer FAQ
Find answers to frequently asked questions about kidney cancer.

Understanding Your Biopsy Results
Fact sheets to help patients understand their biopsy pathology reports.

Patient Success Stories
Read stories from cancer patients and their families.

Medical Encyclopedia Articles:

• Prostate Cancer

Useful Links
A list of outside websites with information about genitourinary cancer.

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General Cancer Information

We also offer the following resources that provide more general information on dealing with cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Audio/Videos on Cancer
Interviews with our cancer experts and cancer survivors.

Patient Handbook (PDF)
What you need to know when coming to UMGCC for cancer care.

Dealing with Symptoms and Side Effects of Treatment

Clinical Trials for Cancer
Everything you need to know about taking part in a clinical trial for cancer.

Patient Drug Information

Select... Carboplatic Carboplatin Paclitaxel Bevacizumab Gemcitabine Premetrexed Tarceva Ixabepilone Cisplatin Etoposide Hycamtin Doxorubicin Docetaxel Cytoxan 5fu Camptosar Liposomal Doxorubicin Leucovorin Rituximab Bortezimib Vincristine Revlimid Thalidomide Xeloda

(Source: UptoDate electronic information resource for clinicians and patients)

Patient-Friendly Oncology Web Sites

Dictionary of Cancer Terms

This page was last updated on: December 17, 2010.

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