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• Bladder Cancer

  Bladder Cancer: Introduction

  The bladder is a hollow organ in the lower pelvis. The bladder wall is made up of many layers of cells. It has an outer layer of muscle cells, and an inner lining layer of other kinds of cells. Bladder cancer can affect any one or all of these cells. 
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• Kidney Cancer

  Kidney (Renal) Cancer: Introduction

  A kidney is made up of many layers of cells. Kidney cancer can affect any one or all of these layers. The cancer can stop the kidneys from working normally. Kidney cancer may spread to other parts of the body. When cancer spreads, it’s called metastasis. 
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• LGBTQ Care
• Penile Cancer

  Penile Cancer: Stages

  The stage of a cancer is how much and how far the cancer has spread in your body. Healthcare providers consider the grade, stage, and your health when recommending a treatment plan. They also look at your feelings and preferences. Staging information helps healthcare providers compare your own case with other men who have penile cancer. 
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• Prostate Cancer

  Prostate Cancer: Introduction

  Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men (not counting skin cancer) in the U.S. It tends to occur mainly in older men. In most cases prostate cancer is found before it has spread to other parts of the body. Cancer that hasn’t spread is easier to treat and cure.
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• Testicular Cancer

  Testicular Cancer: Introduction

  Cancer that develops in a testicle is called testicular cancer. It is one of the most curable forms of cancer.
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• Quality-of-life Measurement
• Medical Outcomes Research
• Health Policy
• Resource Utilization
• Medical Decision Making
• Urologic Oncology
• Epidemiologic Burden of Illness of Urologic Diseases

Principal Investigator: IMPACT: Improving Access, Counseling, & Treatment in Californians with Prostate Cancer (California Department of Health Services)

Principal Investigator, Urologic Diseases in America (NIH)
Co-Investigator, Survivor Quality-of-Life and Spouse Satisfaction after Prostate Therapy

Special Interests:

Dr. Litwin's primary clinical interests are testicular, kidney, bladder, and prostate cancer.

• 2019 Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors
• 2018 Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors
• UCLA Community Service and Praxis Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 2017
• Barringer Medal, American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, 2016
• Distinguished Scholar Alumni Award, American Urological Association, Urology Care Foundation, 2014
• Distinguished Service Award, American Urological Association, 2011
• American Urological Association, Distinguished Service Award, 2011
• Society of Urologic Oncology, Whitmore Lecturer, 2011
• Distinguished Mentor Award, American Urological Association Foundation, 2010
• Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, 2009
• American Urological Association Foundation, Distinguished Mentor Award, 2009
• Franklin D. Murphy Prize for leadership and innovation in research, Stein/Oppenheimer Foundation, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2007
• American Urological Association Gold Cystoscope Award for outstanding contributions to urology, 2001
• UCLA School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Education, 1997

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