Our multidisciplinary team includes urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, nurses, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals, all working together to provide world class cancer care to patients with Genitourinary Oncology (GU) cancers. Our clinicians are all highly academic with extensive interests in research, education, and training in all aspects of cancer care.
For prostate cancer patients, we offer active surveillance, robotic surgery, low and high dose rate brachytherapy, image-guided radiotherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy (SABR), chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and a large array of clinical trials. This fully comprehensive approach is unique within the public health system in Australia and our team are very experienced in all these approaches.
Similarly, we provide a comprehensive range of patient-focused management options with cancers arising from the kidney, ureter, bladder, penis, and testis, and have research programs in all these areas. We work closely with our nursing and allied health colleagues to best support our patients during their cancer surgery.
The Director of GU Oncology is Consultant Urologist at Peter Mac, Professor Declan Murphy.
Activities in the GU Oncology Service include:
- Prompt access for new patients to our multidisciplinary team
- Telehealth strongly encouraged
- Full diagnostic facilities in our state-of-the-art $1 billion cancer centre
- Internationally recognised expertise in PSMA PET/CT imaging and Lutetium-PSMA theransostics
- Robotic surgery for GU cancers including prostate, kidney, bladder, and lymph node dissection for testicular and penile cancers
- Two da Vinci Xi dual console surgical systems – Australia's highest volume public hospital for robotic surgery
- Transperineal prostate biopsy
- LDR and HDR brachytherapy
- Stereotactic radiotherapy
- Very active clinical trials program
- Tertiary referrals and second opinions welcome
- Weekly multidisciplinary team meetings
- Prolific research and education program
- Internationally recognised Fellowship training in GU Oncology
In addition, Peter Mac provides radiation services for GU Oncology patients at our satellite sites at Moorabbin, Box Hill, Sunshine Hospital, and Bendigo. Find out more about the Radiation Therapy service.
Genitourinary Oncology referrals
Referrals are welcome from general practitioners and other specialists, and new patients are typically seen within two or three weeks. Visit the referrals page for further information.
Clinics
We provide four GU Oncology multidisciplinary clinics per week.
- Monday (AM)
- Tuesday (PM)
- Wednesday (PM)
- Thursday (AM)
Genitourinary Oncology partners
As with all our tumour streams, the Genitourinary (GU) Oncology Service provides integrated cancer care across the precinct as part of a single tumour stream involving Peter Mac, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and the Royal Women’s Hospital.
Related pages
Go back to the Oncology information for health professionals page