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West Cancer Center & Research Institute is positioned as the region’s comprehensive leader in adult cancer care and research. Our team at West offers unparalleled Genitourinary Cancer treatment for patients across the Mid South–from screening to survivorship-to provide your patients with the most individualized care possible.
Bladder Cancer is a very common form of cancer and begins in the cells that line the bladder . While highly treatable and usually diagnosed at an early stage, follow-up tests are recommended because they can recur or advance to a higher stage
If one of your patients is experiencing any of these symptoms, please refer them to one of our Genitourinary Cancer specialists.
A patient with bladder cancer symptoms may have one or more of the following procedures to determine your diagnosis:
A bladder cancer treatment plan will vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to the stage as well as the location of the cancer.
A drug therapy designed to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells, chemotherapy may be used with radiation therapy to treat bladder cancer.
Your patient may benefit from a clinical trial
Radical cystectomy is a surgical procedure where the entire bladder is removed, along with some of the urethra, surrounding lymph nodes, and potentially nearby organs or tissue where cancer cells are detected.
Radiation therapy is often used in the treatment of bladder cancer to destroy tumor cells and minimize damage to surrounding healthy tissue. To learn more Radiation Oncology and the types of radiation therapies offered at West Cancer Center, click here.
A transurethral resection uses electric currents to remove and destroy cancer cells.
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Kidney Cancer is a form of cancer sometimes called renal cancer and develops in the bean-shaped organs that are located behind your abdominal organs.
If one of your patients is experiencing any of these symptoms, please refer to one of our Genitourinary Cancer specialists (link patient referral portal)
Your kidney cancer treatment plan will vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to the stage of diagnosis, as well as the location of the cancer.
Potential treatment options for your diagnosis include:
A drug therapy designed to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells, chemotherapy may be used with radiation therapy and surgery to treat the cancer.
A clinical trial may be a treatment option for your patient
Partial nephrectomy is a surgical procedure where the portion of the kidney that contains the tumor is removed. This surgical method is used based on the size of the tumor and/or if both of the patient’s kidneys are affected or the patient only has one kidney.
Radical nephrectomy is a surgical procedure where the entire kidney, the tissue surrounding it, the adrenal gland, and affected lymph nodes are removed.
Simple nephrectomy is a surgical procedure where the entire kidney is removed.
Often used with chemotherapy, radiation therapy is the use of high-powered radiation beams to kill cancer cells.
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Prostate Cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men and is slow growing. If caught in the early stages and is confined to the prostate there is a better chance of successful treatment.
If one of your patients is experiencing any of these symptoms, please refer to: (link patient referral portal)
A patient with prostate cancer symptoms may have one or more of the following procedures to determine the correct diagnosis:
Prostate Cancer treatment plans will vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited, to the stage and location of the cancer.
Surgical removal of the prostate is considered a local treatment and is an effective treatment option if the cancer has not spread beyond the prostate.
Radiation therapy is the use of high-powered radiation beams to kill cancer cells. In early-stage prostate cancer, radiation can be used instead of surgery, or it may be used after surgery to destroy any cancer cells that may remain in the area. To learn more Radiation Oncology and the types of radiation therapies offered at West Cancer Center, click here.
Hormonal therapy may be used as a treatment for prostate cancer to block or prevent the cancer cells from being exposed to testosterone.
A drug therapy designed to kill or slow the growth of cancer cells, chemotherapy may be used with radiation therapy and/or surgery to treat the cancer.
A type of drug therapy that targets specific abnormalities within cancer cells that allow them to survive. This “personalized” medicine is less about a “one-size-fits-all” approach to cancer treatment, and more tailored to your patient’s specific cancer.
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Learn more about how to schedule an appointment or refer a patient to our oncology specialists here at West Cancer Center.
