Urology Nurse Program

Many people think of a urologist if they consider conditions like prostate cancer and incontinence, but urology actually covers a much wider array of conditions. Urologists treat all diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. Some of the very common conditions people turn to the urologist for are the following: Cancer Urology covers treating urologic cancers and cancers in the male reproductive system, most commonly prostate cancer. Cancer present in the bladder, kidney, testicles or prostate are all sometimes treated by a urologist, and may also be all fairly common. Prostate cancer, for example, is the most common non-skin cancer in American males, and one in most 10 men may have the condition at some point in his life. Bladder cancer may be the ninth most typical type of cancer among American women. Male Sexual Dysfunction Urology also covers treating male sexual dysfunction, which most commonly manifests as impotence (erectile dysfunction). Impotence occurs for