Our Services
The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers offers patients access to a multidisciplinary team of experts who work together to provide the best possible outcomes.

• The multidisciplinary genitourinary cancer clinic is held three times a week. New patients are usually seen within two weeks or immediately if medically necessary.
• The initial appointment takes place during one extended visit. We coordinate a multidisciplinary team of experts to develop an individualized treatment strategy. Patients undergo a complete evaluation with the multidisciplinary team consisting of specialists in medical oncology, urologic surgery, radiation oncology, and others in one day so that treatment can begin as quickly as possible. Our goal is to provide patients with information and guidance that enables them to make the most informed treatment choices.

Advanced Treatments

For evaluation and detection:
We offer the latest techniques for evaluating genitourinary cancers as well as radiologists and pathologists who specialize in the detection and assessment of these cancers.

• PET (positron emission tomography)
• SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography)
• Functional MRI
• MR spectroscopy
• Urologic endoscopy
• Nanoparticle Enhanced MRI - a new imaging technique that more accurately detects lymph node metastases that are too small to be seen using conventional means.
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Surgical Urology
Our staff includes six highly experiences surgeons who specialize in urologic oncology, most of who also sub specialize in removing specific types of urological cancers. Our surgeons are recognized worldwide for their organ-sparing techniques.
In addition to conventional surgery, we offer the following novel surgical techniques:

• Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
• Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (watch video)
• Intra-operative radiation.
  Unusually complex or rare cancers may benefit from radiation therapy delivered at the time of surgery; our radiation oncologists collaborate with surgeons in a specially designed operating room dedicated exclusively for this purpose.
• Radiofrequency ablation and laser ablation
• Bladder-sparing program.
  We offer a bladder-sparing approach that involves limited surgery, in conjunction with radiation treatment and chemotherapy.
  

Radiation Oncology
Some advanced approaches in radiation therapies include:

• Proton beam therapy.
  The Francis H. Burr Proton Therapy Center at Massachusetts General Hospital is one of three centers in the US. Proton beam therapy enables radiologists to target a tumor precisely with a high dose of radiation with minimal damage to surrounding tissue and vital structures.
• Ultrasound-guided brachytherapy.
  We are expert in implanting radioactive “seeds” to eradicate cancer and also determining which patients are most likely to benefit from this procedure.
• 3-D conformal and intensity modulated radiation therapy.
  Our radiation oncologists use advanced image techniques to more precisely deliver external beam radiation.

Support & Coping
The treatment of genitourinary cancers has an impact on all aspects of the patient’s life, as well as the entire family. To find information on the upcoming Prostate Support Group, education workshops, and wellness services offered this month, please view the HOPES calendar.