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UrduSeptember is Prostate Cancer and Urology Awareness Month, and UC San Diego Health experts are available to share the latest in symptoms, screening recommendations, early detection and treatment options. UC San Diego Health offers the most advanced prostate cancer treatments,…
Tag: Urologic Cancers
Prostate Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
Recent news of two high-profile people has brought awareness to prostate health. Effecting men between ages 45 to 69, when detected early, prostate cancer has the best chance for successful treatment. Aditya Bagrodia, MD, urologic oncologist with UC San Diego…
New Prostate Biopsy Procedure Reduces Risk, Improves Accuracy
New UC San Diego Health transperineal prostate biopsy procedure now offered in clinic setting.
New Treatment for Urinary Tract Cancer Could Prevent Kidney Dialysis, Transplant
UC San Diego Health is now offering a new treatment for patients with low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer that could safely avoid removal of the entire kidney, which may prevent the need for dialysis or kidney transplant in the future.
Ocean Medical Center Names Mina M. Fam, M.D., Medical Director of Robotics Surgery Program
Hackensack Meridian Ocean Medical Center is pleased to announce that Mina M. Fam, M.D., MBA, has been named medical director of the Center for Robotic Surgery. Dr. Fam is board certified in urology and is fellowship trained in urologic oncology. He specializes in all aspects of urologic cancer and robotic surgery offering the most advanced procedures for urologic cancers including prostate, kidney, and bladder cancers, adrenalectomy and nephrectomy, prostatectomy and urinary obstruction.
John Theurer Cancer Center Urologic Oncologists Offer Access to Promising Immunotherapy Treatments for Genitourinary Cancers
Backed by pioneering research, Hackensack University Medical Center provides innovative kidney, bladder, and prostate cancer care using the latest medications and treatment combinations The urologic oncology experts at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center’s John Theurer Cancer Center are at…
Yale Cancer Center Study Shows Regional Variation in Genomic Testing for Men with Prostate Cancer
In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers found substantial regional variation in use of genomic testing for prostate cancer, raising questions about access and other factors that might promote rapid adoption of new cancer technologies.