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UCLA Urology #4 in the Nation Highest Ranked in California
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#4 in the Nation
Highest Ranked in California

The Urology Department at UCLA provides treatment for kidney cancer, prostate cancer and urological conditions of all kinds. For over 50 years, the urology specialists at UCLA have continued to break new ground and set the standards of care for patients suffering from urological conditions. History | Conditions Treated | Our Doctors

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Watch KABC Kidney Chain VideoKidney Transplantation, "Living Donor" Kidney Transplant

(KABC) By Rob Hayes: Surgeons at UCLA performed one of the first transcontinental "living donor" kidney transplant chains.
Watch KABC video >>

Triple Kidney Transplant >>
Kidney Swap >>

 

Link: Bladder Cancer TreatmentBladder Cancer Treatment
Early-stage bladder cancers can often be cured...
Bladder cancer treatment >>

 

Link: Prostate Cancer TreatmentProstate Cancer Treatment
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States...
Prostate cancer treatment >>

Patient Stories

Photo of Barry BroughtonRobotic Surgery to Remove Prostate Cancer

Barry Broughton is a successful marketing executive who has traveled the world and faced a lifetime of challenges. But few challenges would be as difficult as the diagnosis he received last year of prostate cancer.
Webcast: Barry’s prostate cancer >>


Cancer of Kidney

There are several types of kidney cancer including: Renal cell carcinoma, Transitional cell carcinoma and Wilms’ tumor.


Image: Kidney, Link: Treatment and Symptoms of Kidney Cancer
Kidney Cancer Symptoms
The first symptoms of kidney cancer can include blood in the urine, fever, persistent fatigue, unexplained weight loss, and back pain. As with all cancers, early diagnosis of kidney cancer dramatically improves the chance for survival.
Kidney Cancer Treatment >>

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UROLOGY SPOTLIGHT
Prostate Cancer
Support Group >>
 
Clinical Update
Do all men with prostate cancer need surgery or radiation therapy?
Clinical Update - Active Surveillance PDF“Many small prostate cancers being found today do not need treatment,” according to Leonard S. Marks, M.D., professor of urology.
Clinical Update Active Surveillance (PDF) >>
 
Fall Newsletter 2009
View PDF - Urology Newsletter Fall 2009Advances in Bladder Cancer Treatment Improve Patients’ Lives. Alumni Spotlight, Donor Spotlight, BPH UDA Study Kudos and more...
View Newsletter (PDF) >>
Urology Newsletters >>
 
Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial:
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Recurrent Prostate Cancer:
For men with recurrent prostate cancer. Eligibility >>
 
Enlarged Prostate Treatments:
Link: Enlarged Prostate Enlarged Prostate
Link: Prostate Surgery Prostate Surgery
Link: TURP TURP
Link: GreenLight Laser GreenLight Laser

Conditions / Treatments:
Link: Bladder Cancer Treatment Bladder Cancer Treatment
Link: Kidney Cancer Kidney Cancer
Link: Kidney Transplant Kidney Transplant
Link: Prostate Cancer Treatment Prostate Cancer Treatment
Link: Robotic Prostatectomy Robotic Prostatectomy
Link: Urinary Incontinence Urinary Incontinence

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