The Prostate Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic is for patients at high risk for developing prostate cancer. Patients are determined to be at high risk based on family history, African-American ethnicity, an elevated level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), or a previous prostate biopsy that showed abnormalities, such as atypia or prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN).
When several members of a family have cancer, particularly at a young age, suspicions are raised about the possibility of inherited cancer-causing genes. This is called having a "genetic predisposition" for cancer.
In some families, genetic testing may identify altered cancer predisposition genes that are passed from parent to child. Genetic information may help some people learn if they have an increased likelihood of developing certain cancers or if inherited factors contribute to their own cancer. People at an increased risk for cancer may take steps to reduce their risk through regular screening and prevention strategies.
Our clinic is an extension of the UCSF Cancer Risk Program.
The clinic's services include:
Certain criteria may indicate a higher risk for prostate cancer. For example, African-American men in general have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer than Caucasian men. Other criteria include:
You'll need a referral from your primary care provider or specialist to make an appointment. Once you have the referral, please call the number below.
Prostate Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic
1600 Divisadero St, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 353-7171
Fax: (415) 353-7093
Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Last updated February 1, 2012
Public parking is available in a parking garage at 1635 Divisadero St., which is open from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday. The garage entrance is on Sutter Street. The rate is $2 for each 20 minute period, or $6 an hour. For up to 12 hours, the fee is $20.
Metered street parking is rarely available.
For more information about parking at Mount Zion, call (415) 441-5408.
UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion is accessible via the following Muni bus routes:
The No. 1 California bus route stops at the corner of California and Divisadero streets, which is three blocks north of Mount Zion.
For more information about Muni visit, www.sfmuni.com.
* Wheelchair accessible bus routes
Free UCSF shuttles travel between the Parnassus and Mount Zion campuses as well as other UCSF locations. For your convenience we have a Parnassus-Mount Zion Express Shuttle that leaves every 15 minutes.
The shuttle departs from Parnassus in front of the UCSF Kalmanovitz Library at 530 Parnassus Ave.
For more information about UCSF transportation, please call (415) 476-1511.
