If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, turn to the Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Center at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. For more than a decade, the Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Center has been providing
comprehensive cancer care through our team of urologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and experts in integrative medicine.
Today, the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson offers a full complement of diagnostic options, as well as surgical and non-surgical
treatments, including:
- State-of-the-art prostate imaging and biopsy services
- Laparoscopic and/or robotic surgery of the prostate
- Minimally invasive prostate therapies, such as thermotherapy ("microwaves"), leading-edge laser therapies, cryotherapy (which
involves the application of extreme cold to destroy diseased tissue) and brachytherapy (which involves placement of tiny,
radioactive "seeds" within the prostate
- Emerging therapies, such as using focused ultrasound waves for diagnosis and treatment
The Jefferson difference
The Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson's Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Center gives you access to leading experts in diagnosing
and treating prostate cancer. Here are just a few examples of how we continually lead the way with innovative approaches:
- Radiologists and urologists at the Jefferson Prostate Diagnostic Center are revolutionizing the detection of prostate cancer
with ultrasound technology that localizes the cancer site within the prostate using microbubbles to detect blood flow in the
prostate.
- Jefferson's Department of Urology is the oldest and largest urologic laparoscopy program in the region and the first to perform
laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. It has recently added robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy as a treatment
option.
- Jefferson urologists established the innovative Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Cancer Center in the Kimmel Cancer Center
at Jefferson in 1996 that has served as the model for other centers across the U.S.
- Jefferson urologists and radiologists conducted the first large-scale U.S. clinical trial to learn whether ultrasound combined
with a contrast agent can improve prostate cancer detection.
- Jefferson urologists are one of a limited number of centers in the U.S. testing a revolutionary new way to treat prostate
cancer without surgery using focused ultrasound waves.
- Patients with bladder problems find relief with a sacral neuro stimulator, for which a Jefferson urologist is a training resource
for other physicians nationwide.
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