Treatment and Support
At Hollings, our team of prostate and genitourinary cancer specialists is dedicated to giving you the most accurate and effective treatment possible. Thanks to breakthroughs in cancer medicine, we are able to offer you a variety of treatments including:
State-of-the-art Radiologic and Cancer Imaging
Our imaging equipment includes a 128 slice CT scanner, 3 Tesla MRI and PET Imaging.
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Hollings is at the forefront of laparoscopic and endoscopic techniques for surgeries that have previously been done via a full open incision. These minimally invasive techniques mean more precise surgeries with less damage to surrounding tissues, which generally means quicker recovery time and less pain.
Many of our surgeons are trained in the use of the da Vinci Surgical System, a robot that helps to increase surgical precision.
We are also the only health care system in South Carolina to offer single-port surgery for prostate and kidney surgeries, including cancer surgeries. Surgical robots have arms, or ports, through which all the surgical instruments and camera are threaded toward the surgery site. Most robots have several arms.
In a single-port surgery, the robot has only one arm, which means the patient needs only one incision. The surgical instruments and camera are inserted through the single port. A single incision means the surgery can often be performed as an outpatient procedure when appropriate, and the patient should experience less pain, faster recovery time, and an almost invisible scar.
Four Types of Prostatectomies
Depending on your individual need, our doctors are able to perform surgery on prostate tumors in four different ways: robotic, perineal, retropubic and laparoscopic. MUSC is the only center in South Carolina that offers all of these options.
Targeted Tumor Ablation
Among the latest techniques to kill tumors in their current location and preserve surrounding tissue, we use cryotherapy, radio frequency ablation and brachytherapy.
- Cryotherapy uses extremely cold temperatures to freeze kidney and prostate tumors.
- Brachytherapy is the implantation of radioactive seeds to treat prostate cancer.
Refer a prostate and genitourinary cancer patient
To refer a prostate and genitourinary cancer patient to Hollings, please call patient referral coordinator Heather Williams at 843-985-0582.
Nurse Navigator Support
Our prostate and genitourinary cancer nurse navigators, Kristin Powers, BSN, RN, and Brigitte Kettering, MSN, RN, OCN, will help you understand what to expect during treatment and answer questions you may have.
