Advanced & Innovative Prostate Cancer Care
Start your prostate cancer care on the right path with the nationally recognized team at the University of Chicago Medicine—your partner for comprehensive, innovative and personalized prostate cancer treatment. Our experts provide a full range of care from diagnosis to treatment to ongoing monitoring of your health.
At the Forefront of Prostate Cancer Care
The UChicago Medicine team is highly skilled in the most advanced methods for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. This expertise is further enhanced with a multidisciplinary approach that provides each patient with personalized, high-quality care at locations across Chicagoland.
Meet the physicians on our prostate cancer team and schedule your appointment.
Treating Your Prostate Cancer
UChicago Medicine offers a full range of treatment options for prostate cancer. Your physician team will consider many factors for the most effective path, which may include, but are not limited to:
- Robotic prostatectomy surgery – a minimally invasive procedure to remove the prostate gland, which our urologists have performed more than any other team in Illinois. Robot-assisted prostate cancer surgery offers less pain, greater precision and shorter hospital stays.
- Precise radiation therapy – a treatment designed to cure prostate cancer after initial diagnosis or surgery. Our team offers intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), brachytherapy (also known as seed implant radiation therapy) and radiotherapy clinical trials.
- Systemic therapies – medical treatments for recurrent or metastatic prostate cancer that attack it throughout the body. This may include hormone therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and others.
- Theranostics – a combination of therapeutics and diagnostics for men with metastatic or recurrent prostate cancer. Cancer cells are detected anywhere in the body with a PSMA PET scan. Then, Lutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan PSMA therapy (Pluvicto) kills the cancer cells with fewer side effects than most alternative treatments.
- Focal therapy – a precise treatment for early stage prostate cancer that destroys cancer cells without the need to remove the entire prostate. Specifically, our team offers a focal therapy known as high-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU.
- High Risk & Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinic – the UChicago Medicine High-Risk and Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinic (UCHAP) provides specialized treatment for men with increased risk of prostate cancer and those with aggressive forms of the disease.
Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials
UChicago Medicine is a major center for national prostate cancer clinical trials, as well as those designed by our expert faculty. These trials test novel surgical, radiation and medical treatments to fight prostate cancer and improve the quality of life for patients. Your physician team can help you determine if a clinical trial is right for you.
Second Opinions for Prostate Cancer
If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, consult with our experts. Your consult may provide you with confidence you’re on the right track or new options for you to consider that are not available elsewhere.
Call to schedule your second opinion at UChicago Medicine.
Convenient Locations for Cancer Care
Request an Appointment for Prostate Cancer Care
We are currently experiencing a high volume of inquiries, leading to delayed response times. For faster assistance, please call 1-855-702-8222 to schedule your appointment.
If you have symptoms of an urgent nature, please call your doctor or go to the emergency room immediately.
For Referring Physicians
To refer a patient for prostate cancer care, please call UCM Physician Connect at 1-800-824-2282.
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