Urology and Urologic Oncology Care at Saint John’s
Finding the right care begins with understanding the condition and the options available to treat it. Our specialists at Saint John’s Cancer Institute advance urologic research and clinical trials while caring for patients at Saint John’s Health Center with cancerous and noncancerous urologic conditions.
By connecting research with patient care, our team brings extensive clinical expertise, advanced treatments and a multidisciplinary approach to each patient’s individual needs.
Care Starts with Understanding Your Symptoms
Urologic symptoms can be deceptively similar across very different conditions. Changes in urination, discomfort, blood in the urine or an abnormal test result may have a common and treatable cause, but they can also occur with conditions that require more careful evaluation. Because the same symptom can point in several directions, experienced urology teams look for important differences in how symptoms develop, medical history and test results to determine which additional tests or imaging may be appropriate.
If you have a diagnosis, an abnormal test result or symptoms that need further evaluation, our Urologic Conditions resources can help you understand what may be happening, how different conditions are evaluated and what questions may come next.
How Treatment Options Are Presented
Treatment is not the same for every patient, even when the diagnosis is similar. Depending on the condition, care may include monitoring, surgery, radiation therapy, minimally invasive or focal treatments, systemic therapy, reconstruction or a combination of approaches.
