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Patients and Providers

Support Services

As part of our comprehensive care we provide clinical trials for a wide range of different malignancies with a focus on prostate cancer and bladder cancer. Our patients are provided guidance and assistance with appointments, travel, counseling and social support throughout the process and follow up. We also believe strongly in collaborating with your primary care physician (with your permission) to form your "expert care team." Before your first visit, we may ask you to provide medical records, CDs with MRIs, CTs, or PET scans, and a list of medications.

NIH Clinical Center: A Guide for Patients Entering Campus

  • Consultations are at no cost to the patient.

  • After a patient is accepted on a study, treatments, tests and other services at the NIH Clinical Center are also no cost.

  • NIH does not cover expenses for medical services at other facilities.

  • We are located on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, approximately 8 miles north of Washington, D.C.

  • The Genitourinary Malignancies Branch Clinic is on the 12th floor of the Magnuson Clinical Center (Building 10).

  • Visitor information is available at NIH Clinical Center - Access and Directions (View Map).

Referral Contacts

Doctor discussing an MRI with a patient