Urology Cancer

The Urology Cancer Service at Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT) is delivered across five of our hospitals

Urology Cancer at MFT

Our service is delivered at:

  • North Manchester general Hospital
  • Manchester Royal Infirmary
  • Trafford General Hospital
  • Withington Community Hospital
  • Wythenshawe Hospital

Diagnostic services, investigations and clinics take places in all of these hospitals.

We diagnose and treat urological cancers including:

  1. Prostate cancer
  2. Bladder cancer
  3. Kidney Cancer
  4. Testicular Cancer
  5. Penis Cancer

We have access to the latest technology to diagnose and treat cancers, many of our operations are carried out using Robotic technology.

Treatments provided

We diagnose cancer using a range of tests. These could include blood tests, scans, biopsies, and a camera test into the bladder (cystoscopy).

We discuss all cancer patients and their treatments at our multidisciplinary meeting (MDT). This is so the best and most effective treatment plans can be decided.

There are many different treatments for Urological Cancers. These will depend on the type of cancer and where the cancer is. Treatments include surgery, hormone treatment, and treatments involving medication inserted directly into the bladder.

MFT provide surgery for Kidney and Bladder cancer. This is done at Wythenshawe hospital.

Prostate cancer surgery is done at The Christie Hospital.

Testis & Penis Cancer treatment is mostly done at The Christie Hospital

If patients need radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, this is done at The Christie Hospital.

Team overview

We have a Team of Consultants, Junior Doctors and Urology Nurse Specialists who cover all the sites at MFT.

The cancer clinical nurse specialist (CNS) teams can be contacted on:

  1. North Manchester General: 0161 720 2315
  2. Manchester Royal Infirmary: 0161 276 3645
  3. Trafford General Hospital: 0161 746 2200
  4. Wythenshawe/Withington team: 0161 217 3071

Personalised Cancer Care

Our cancer patients are supported by our Cancer Nurse Specialists (CNS) and Macmillan Cancer Care and Support Coordinators.

Patients are offered a holistic needs assessment (HNA). This helps identify concerns and worries a patient may have.

Patients will be referred to support services and community nursing teams if needed.

The aim is for all patients to be given an end of treatment summary. This will explain their follow up plan and any signs/symptoms to look out for.

Follow up including Personalised Stratified Follow up (PSFU)

All patients are seen in the out-patients departments for a face to face clinic appointment to discuss their diagnosis and treatment options.

Once treatment is completed patients are followed up either by:

1) Consultant led clinics

2) Nurse led clinics (usually over the telephone)

Further information on Urology

You can find out more information about the urology care offered at each of our hospitals: