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Apr 17, 2013

Patient Care
Research
Cancer

The University of California, San Francisco, Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment Postsurgical (CAPRA-S) score is a new tool updating the widely used CAPRA score with information gained from radical prostatectomy.

Apr 01, 2013

Patient Care

Nurse Helps Patients Navigate UCSF

Patients from around the country seek access to UCSF genitourinary oncology for the wealth of programs and treatment options we offer. Making sure that patients can access these services efficiently is a top priority.

Mar 19, 2013

Patient Care
Research
Children

Choosing Wisely® Campaign Selects Research by UCSF Urologist Hillary Copp, MD, MS

Eliminating unnecessary medical testing is a key ingredient in improving the quality and efficiency of health care.

Mar 05, 2013

Patient Care
Education
Cancer

New UCSF Marketing Campaign Features Active Surveillance

Urology Department Chair Peter Carroll, MD, MPH and prostate cancer survivor John Shoemaker are featured in UCSF Medical Center's latest multimedia advertising campaign …

Feb 28, 2013

Patient Care
Research
Cancer
Urologic Subspecialties

Precision Medicine Promises Optimal Care

UCSF is in the forefront of a movement that seeks to change how cancer and many other diseases are treated in the years to come.....

Jan 23, 2013

Patient Care
Research
Cancer

How Prostate Cancer Therapies Compare by Cost and Effectiveness

The most comprehensive retrospective study ever conducted comparing major types of prostate cancer treatments was reported by a team of researchers at UCSF Urology.

Jan 07, 2013

Patient Care
Cancer

President Obama Nominates Mack Roach to National Cancer Advisory Board

President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate UCSF's Mack Roach III, MD, FACR, an internationally recognized expert on using radiation to treat and manage prostate cancer, to the National Cancer Advisory Board.

Dec 10, 2012