Services in Tayside and Perth and Kinross are provided by a single team that works across 3 sites - Dundee (Ninewells Hospital), Perth Royal Infirmary and Angus Hospitals. There is 1 surgeon undertaking early prostate cancer surgery (open radical prostatectomy) and 5 urological surgeons covering advanced prostate cancer, as well as an oncology nurse specialist and a urological radiologist a clinical oncologist. All of the urological surgeons manage prostatitis and BPH cases along with the urological nursing team.
Trans rectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy (TRUS) is performed at Ninewells and Perth Royal Infirmary, and for prostate cancer treatment there is external beam radiotherapy based at Ninewells hospital.
Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY. Tel: 01382 660111
Perth Royal Infirmary, Taymount Terrace, Perth PH1 1NX. Tel: 01738 623311
Stracathro Hospital, By Brechin Angus DD9 7QA. Tel: 01356 647291
Arbroath Infirmary, Rosemount Road, Arbroath DD11 2AT. Tel: 01241 872584
Montrose Royal infirmary, Bridge Street, Montrose DD10 8AJ. Tel: 01674 830361
NHS Tayside provide a range of useful patient literature including on prostatectomy and early prostate cancer.
Tayside also have a Tayside Cancer Network Patient Forum to represent patient perspectives on cancer issues in Tayside. To join tel: 01382 496260 or write to NHS Tayside, FREEPOST NAT 18115, Dundee DD2 1ZR.
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