Information about bladder cancer, its symptoms and treatment options:
Bladder Cancer Webinar – This January, 2009 webinar offered by the AUA Foundation and co-sponsored by BCAN is a good overview of bladder cancer and treatment options. To listen to a recording of the webinar, click here and complete a free registration process.
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2x.asp?sitearea=LRN&dt=44
American Society for Clinical Oncology
http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Bladder+Cancer
American Urological Association Foundation
http://www.urologyhealth.org/
National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/bladder
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
http://www.nccn.com/
Bladder Cancer Webcafe
http://www.blcwebcafe.org/
Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Organization
http://www.wocn.org/
Support Services for Cancer Survivors:
Cancer Care
(Recent educational programs available via podcast on coping with chemotherapy, peripheral neuropathy, survivorship, and caregiving. Online and telephone support groups. One-on-one telephone counseling.)
http://www.cancercare.org/
Cancer Support Community (formerly Gilda’s Club and The Wellness Community)
http://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/
Canadian Bladder Cancer Network
http://www.cbcan.org/
Firefighters Cancer Support Network
http://www.fcsn.net/
Lance Armstrong Foundation
http://www.livestrong.org/
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
http://www.canceradvocacy.org/
Patient Advocate Foundation
http://www.patientadvocate.org/
Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts
http://www.smithfarm.com/
United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.
www.uoaa.org
Recommended Reading:
Articles:
CURE Magazine, Winter 2006, “Bladder Cancer Breaking the Research Barrier,” click here.
Sexx Matters, Fall 2005, “Bladder Cancer: What Every Woman Needs to Know,” click here
Books:
The Guide to Living with Bladder Cancer, Mark P. Schoenberg, M.D.
100 Questions & Answers About Bladder Cancer, Pamela Ellsworth, MD., Brett Carswell, M.D.
The Total Cancer Wellness Guide; Reclaiming Your Life After Diagnosis, The Wellness Community
AfterShock—What To Do When the Doctor Gives You – or Someone You Love—a Devastating Diagnosis, Jessie Gruman, PhD.
