Why Choose the University of Colorado Cancer Center for Urologic Oncology Care?

When you are diagnosed with bladder, kidney, prostate or testicular cancer, you want to be treated by doctors who specialize in your particular kind of cancer. You want to be treated by doctors who are leading researchers because they have access to the most clinical research trials. And you want to be treated in a multidisciplinary clinic so that a group of specialists, not just one person, directs your care.

At the Grampsas Urologic Oncology Center at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, we meet all of these criteria, and more.

We’re the Region’s Only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center

The University of Colorado Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Rocky Mountain Region—and one of only 39 in the United States.

This designation means that we are recognized as leaders in providing outstanding cancer care and cancer-related education, and in driving new research. No other cancer center in the region offers the expertise we do.

We Specialize in Urologic Cancers

There are more than 100 different types of cancer. To ensure that we are always leading care at the cutting edge, UCCC has expert teams that each specialize in a small number of different cancer types.

Because we are sub-specialized in cancers of the urinary system, we have treated the most common and the rarest types of cancer.

  • We treat more bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancer than any other center in the region. more experience leads to better outcomes.
  • Our team is a highly successful multidisciplinary clinical group that includes outstanding urologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and pathologists.
  • We specialize only in the treatment of urologic cancers.
  • We are supported by world experts in the microscopic classification of GI cancers and experts in the interpretation of X-rays, CTs, PET/CTs and other scans—UCCC pathologists.
  • We offer second opinions on urologic cancers.
  • We have access to many new treatments, including the latest drugs and vaccines for treating urologic cancers, through our involvement in clinical trials.

We Offer One-Stop Appointments and Ongoing Review of Your Care

The Grampsas Urologic Cancer Center at the University of Colorado Cancer Center gives you with a “one-stop shop” where you can see all of our specialist doctors in one setting. The clinic is ideal if you:

  • Need a diagnosis
  • Have already been diagnosed and want to know the next steps
  • Want a second opinion

Call (800) 473-2288 to schedule an appointment.

The Urologic Oncology team meets each week to review your care and progress. This approach allows us to compare notes to make sure you are receiving the most effective treatments. No other center in Colorado reviews your care in this manner.

We’re Part of a Larger Collaborative Team

In addition to reviewing information from outside doctors, all our doctors can:

  • Instantly access computerized records within the University of Colorado system.
  • Instantly see all consultations and tests conducted within the University of Colorado Hospital system.
  • Easily make referrals between different types of doctor within the University of Colorado Hospital system, covering all specialties from A to Z.

We Offer Access to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Some patients choose to complement their medical treatment with lifestyle changes and other benefits available through our doctor-led Center for Integrative Medicine.

We Offer Comprehensive Patient Support

You will find the support you need through the Monfort Cancer Resource Center, our membership in the Lance Armstrong Foundation LIVESTRONG Centers of Excellence Program, and the Cancer Information and Counseling Line.

Prostate Cancer Support Group

Second Tuesday of each month
Time: 4:30 pm

Rocky Mountain Lions Institute, Room 3007
1676 N. Ursula St., Aurora, CO 80045
(next door to the Anschutz Cancer Pavilion)

We Have the Best Survival Rates in Colorado

Based on Colorado Cancer Registry data, the survival rates for patients treated within the University of Colorado Cancer Center are higher than those for the state as a whole, especially at the 5-year mark.

We’re One of the Nation’s Best Cancer Centers

U.S. News and World Report has consistently ranked the University of Colorado Cancer Center’s adult patient care center at University of Colorado Hospital among the best cancer programs in the nation.

  • In 2007, we ranked 35th overall and among the ten best in the West
  • 5280 Magazine consistently votes our cancer doctors among the best in Colorado
  • We have more cancer doctors listed among Best Doctors in America than any other cancer center in the region