The Urological Cancer Facility will be dedicated to the study of urological cancers (bladder, kidney, prostate, and testicular.)  This new facility will be an ideal environment in which basic scientists will work closely with clinicians in translating research in search of answers and better treatments that lead to longer, fuller lives for patients with -- or at risk for -- urological cancers.

The goals of the facility will be:

• to provide a dedicated environment where researchers and clinicians work together to discover the fundamental biological processes underlying urological cancers;
• to translate those discoveries into new ideas for prevention, diagnosis and treatment;
• to incorporate those ideas into medical practice through rigorous clinical trials;
• to understand and impact on cancer disparities, to provide patients with the best in multidisciplinary care;
• to disseminate new information about urological cancers as a resource for patients, families and physicians in South Carolina.