Ohio State’s genitourinary cancer clinic brings specialists together to provide convenient, cutting-edge care to patients with a wide variety of conditions. While “genitourinary” isn’t a household word, the cancer types the group comprises — including cancers of the kidneys, bladder, testicles and prostate — affect tens-of-thousands of new patients each year in the U.S. Click here to learn more about genitourinary cancers, including risks, symptoms and treatment options at The Ohio State University. While many genitourinary cancer treatments require hospital stays, others can be administered in outpatient settings, which can improve quality of life for many patients. “The James Outpatient Care allows patients to be treated in a convenient facility with state-of-the-art technology and fantastic care teams, allowing them to get home and recuperate faster,” says Eric Singer, MD, MS, the chief of the Division of Urologic Oncology at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James). Click here to learn more about The James Outpatient Care. Though Ohio State’s genitourinary cancer clinic is located in an outpatient setting, patients have access to all the benefits of the OSUCCC – James, including the latest surgical technologies and techniques. “We offer ambulatory and outpatient surgeries, including robotic surgery, while still providing all the cutting-edge approaches that we use at The James,” Singer says. “We have all the expertise and world leaders here to make sure that patients are getting the best options.” The technologies at the clinic are utilized by Ohio State’s multidisciplinary genitourinary team, who work together to create personalized treatment plans for each patient. “We have urologic, medical and radiation oncologists, all in the same space at the same time, able to come up with the best plans for each patient’s cancer,” Singer says. “That personalized care helps patients make sure they’re getting the best options at the right time, close to home.” The outpatient clinic is another component of The James team’s comprehensive approach to genitourinary cancer, which emphasizes patient care and research to treat today’s cases while working toward improved therapies and prevention in the future. “It’s critical that we're able to provide the latest care while also offering cutting-edge clinical trials,” Singer says. “That's one of the real drivers that makes The James unique.”