Genitourinary Cancer

Genitourinary cancer affects the genitourinary (jeh-nih-toh-YOOR-ih-nayr-ee) system. These are body parts related to reproduction and to the urinary system, which makes and gets rid of urine (pee).

Genitourinary (GU) cancer forms in the urinary system of both men and women. GU cancer in men also form in reproductive organs. In women, cancers in reproductive organs are called gynecologic cancers.