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Three decades after UC San Francisco pioneered “active surveillance” for patients with low-risk prostate cancer, the approach has become widely adopted. A new study published in JAMA by UCSF urology researchers Matthew Cooperberg, MD, MPH, and Grace Lee, MD, found that the vast majority of veterans diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer chose active surveillance rather than immediate treatment.

The UCSF Lifetime Congenital Urology Program (LCUP) is one of only a handful of specialized clinics in the United States dedicated to caring for adults with congenital urologic conditions. Co-founded

The immune system is full of T cells that could hunt down and destroy tumors, if they were primed. Now, Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD's team has invented a way to do this by combining immune cells that are grown in the lab with samples from a patient’s tumor. This approach could help fight cancer in the not-too-distant future.

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UCSF Department of Urology researchers have received new support from the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) for projects aimed at advancing cancer immunotherapy, including work on next-generation cancer

UCSF Urology has been ranked #10 in the nation and #1 in California in the 2026-2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals specialty rankings. This recognition is one of several recent distinctions

Just three years after launching her laboratory at UCSF, urologic oncologist Carissa Chu, MD, is entering a new phase of growth. This summer, her lab will expand to eleven members, nine of whom are

The UCSF Department of Urology is pleased to announce the appointment of David T. Tzou, MD, as co-program director of the Endourology Fellowship Training Program, where he will serve alongside David

The UCSF Department of Urology is pleased to announce the appointment of Rishi R. Sekar, MD, MSc, as the new associate program director of the Urologic Oncology Fellowship Program. Dr. Sekar succeeds

One in three men will experience moderate-to-severe lower urinary tract symptoms in their lifetime, with symptoms including frequent urination, difficulty starting urination, nocturia and a weak urine