GENITOURINARY CANCER PROGRAM

Comprehensive Care That Empowers Patients Through Risk Management, Prevention, Detection, Treatment, and Survivorship Services

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Where your patient starts their cancer journey matters:
Behind every genitourinary cancer (GU) patient at Fox Chase Cancer Center is a multidisciplinary team of highly experienced and trained specialists who provide compassionate care and ensure the best possible outcomes with the fewest side effects—care that includes the Fox Chase – Temple Urologic Institute, the merged expertise of two renowned institutions delivering exceptional oncologic and benign urologic care.

• Individualized treatment plans are based on your patient’s unique genetic and biological profiles and family and clinical histories, including tumor sequencing and genetic biomarkers.
• Nationally renowned urologic oncology clinicians and thought leaders.
• Fox Chase performed more bladder cancer surgeries than any other hospital in the state.*
• A multidisciplinary team works in tandem with urologic, radiation, and medical oncologists; radiologists; pathologists; anesthesiologists; advanced practice providers; specialized oncologic nurses; genetic counselors; and GU Nurse Navigators.
• Referring physicians are informed about your patient’s care and progress throughout treatment.

A Global Leader in Prostate, Kidney, and Bladder Cancer Care

• Extensive treatment options for early-stage and late-stage cancers of the kidneys, bladder, prostate, testicles, urethra, ureter, and adrenal gland.
• Traditional, laparoscopic, and robotic procedures, and transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches.
• Novel immunotherapies or combination immune-targeted therapies not yet FDA-approved for prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer.
• Authorities in advanced techniques for kidney preservation.
• One of the country’s largest bladder preservation treatment programs, with light cystoscopy (Cysview) and cutting-edge intravesical therapy regimens.

Revolutionary Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

• Only Fox Chase offers a prostate cancer clinical trial using the EthosTM therapy system—a state-of-the-art linear accelerator (linac), CBCT imaging technology, and artificial intelligence-based software, allowing daily patient treatment plan adjustments.
• Renowned for all radiation oncology treatment modalities: decades of experience with temporary HDR prostate implant brachytherapy; stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT); and moderately hypofractionated IMRT.

Unrivaled Prostate Cancer Care from the Fox Chase – Temple Urologic Institute

• Advanced diagnostics, cutting-edge surgical techniques, novel clinical trials, and a leader in prostate cancer care.
• Vastly enhanced targeted biopsies using ExactVu™ Micro ultrasound with a 300 percent higher-resolution prostate image.
• World-recognized urologic oncology surgeons specialize in focal therapy, prostate gland ablation, and robotic and traditional prostatectomy.
• Non-Invasive Prostate Tissue Ablation with FocalOne®’s Robotic High-Intensity Focal Ultrasound (HiFU) system offers tissue-sparing, localized treatment.
• State-of-the-art prostate side effect prevention with SpaceOAR®, a hydrogel to protect against excess radiation exposure during treatment.

A Seamless and Comprehensive Urology Experience

• Nationally recognized benign urologic specialists correct the reconstructive and functional capabilities of the kidneys, ureter, bladder, urethra, and penis; benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); and erectile dysfunction resulting from cancer treatment.
• Innovations in female pelvic medicine and reconstruction.
• Urologist specializing in treating quality-of-life issues before and after treatment.

Pioneering Clinical Genetics and Tumor Sequencing

• Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Risk Assessment Program within the Department of Clinical Genetics provides state-of-the-art genetic counseling and testing. Personalized treatment plans are aided by Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) to identify unique tumor mutations and biomarkers that help guide and optimize treatment.

Supportive Services from Day One

• Before a first appointment, your GU cancer patient receives a timely phone call from a Nurse Navigator who offers complete, coordinated care with education, scheduling, and testing and listens compassionately to patient questions and concerns. 
• Specialty palliative care is appropriate at any stage of cancer when extra support is needed. Our team includes doctors certified in pain and palliative care, nurse practitioners, social workers, and specially trained nurses. 
• After treatment, the Fox Chase Survivorship Program helps patients safeguard their health and well-being for a lifetime.

Why Choose Fox Chase

• Fox Chase is a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center: the highest NCI designation for excellence in cancer treatment, research, prevention, and education.
• Fox Chase is distinguished regionally as a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN), a not-for-profit alliance of leading cancer centers. Our faculty members participate in cancer panels at the NCCN, helping to write the guidelines for cancer care that inform clinical decisions in medical centers across the country.
• Fox Chase is nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report as 13 among the nation’s top 50 hospitals for urologic cancer care and among the top 50 hospitals for cancer care.
• Philadelphia magazine consistently rates specialists from Fox Chase Cancer Center and Fox Chase – Temple Urologic  Institute as Top Doctors® in urologic oncology and GU cancer. 

Contact Our Team
Our Key Account Managers can offer a seamless introduction to our specialists, obtain a patient appointment, and answer any questions or concerns you have. Contact our team at KeyAccountManager@fccc.edu.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Genitourinary Cancer Locations

• Fox Chase Cancer Center – Main Campus
• Fox Chase Cancer Center – Buckingham
• Fox Chase Cancer Center – Chestnut Hill
• Fox Chase Cancer Center – East Norriton
• Fox Chase Cancer Center – Rockledge
• Fox Chase Cancer Center – Voorhees
• Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital – Broad Street
• Temple Health Ft. Washington