Barts and The London Urology Centre
Our unit is a hub for the whole of east
The most common uro-gential cancers include kidney, prostate and bladder with prostate cancer being the second most common cancer in men in the
Barts and the London NHS Trust is a specialist regional centre for cancer treatment in North East London and belongs to the North East London Cancer Network (NELCN) together with Homerton, Newham, Whipps Cross, King George Ilford, and Queens Hospitals. Barts and The London Cancer Centre provides an outreach service to each of these hospitals, (and for some services to an extended network of other hospitals) meaning that our specialists can often treat patients at their local hospitals as well as on site at Barts, according to their individual requirements.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. In the UK, 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Prostate cancer mainly affects men over the age of 50. In most cases this is a slow growing cancer and may never cause symptoms or problems however, some men will have a fast growing cancer that needs treatment.
There are three Uro-oncology Consultants based at Barts hospital who care for patients with prostate cancer. When patients attend the outpatients clinics they will also see their keyworker (clinical nurse specialist), for patients with suspected or confirmed prostate cancer they are Joey Ancheta and Karen Wilkinson.
Men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer may have a variety of treatment options depending on the stage and grade of their disease. These may include surgery, active surveillance, radiotherapy, brachytherapy and hormone treatments. All of these treatment options are available at Barts and The London NHS Trust (radical surgery currently takes place at Whipps cross hospital with follow-up care at Barts).
Patients and their relatives have the opportunity to discuss in detail their treatment options both with their urologist and keyworker, they will also receive detailed written information.
A prostate cancer support group also takes place every other month at Barts hospital.
Further information on prostate cancer can be found by clicking here