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Being diagnosed at age 28 with stage IV cancer brings so many challenges beyond just fighting this disease. Of course, there is the devastation of hearing “you have cancer”, facing...

The Editorial Team at BladderCancer.net is highlighting people in the bladder cancer community. We talked to Linda who explained how she decided to go straight to bladder removal surgery to...

The Editorial Team at BladderCancer.net is highlighting people in the bladder cancer community. We talked to Liz who shares about how she took control over losing her hair before starting...

COVID-19. As if you needed something else to worry about in addition to cancer. Especially if you’re currently in chemotherapy. I have friends in chemo now that I wish I...

Many of us are familiar with the concept of rehabilitation following surgery. It often involves some combination of exercise and other therapies to help restore a patient’s ability to function...

Seven years ago, I got a call telling me I had cancer - bladder cancer. I was a smoker for years. I actually had quit about 12 months prior to...

It is astonishing to me as I write in mid-May that the United States has now lost nearly 87,000 people to COVID-19. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) estimates...

A member of the BladderCancer.net Editorial Team spoke with Linda, a co-organizer of an annual event called the Bladder Cancer Retreat, to learn about this special weekend. Linda is a...

When my husband Ahmad had metastatic bladder cancer, I was very limited in how often and for how long I could leave home. He was too sick and too groggy...

The only version of bladder cancer that I know well is the worst one. The one that kills. The one that made me a widow at age 45. The one...

The Editorial Team at BladderCancer.net is highlighting people in the bladder cancer community. We talked to Liz who shares about finding support from friends, coworkers and support groups.Editorial Team: Can...

Hello! I don't know if you know who I am, so let me introduce myself. My name is Anita, Anita Brown; I am married and have a son called Ashleigh...

I don’t sleep with a night drain system. I know that sounds crazy, but hear me out. My radical cystectomy was in August 2019, by November I was sleep deprived...

The Editorial Team at BladderCancer.net is highlighting people in the bladder cancer community. We talked to Liz who shares how she was diagnosed with bladder cancer. At around age 38...

As the Schuyler sisters said in Hamilton. “Look around, look around, how lucky we are to be alive right now.” I am lucky to be alive. I am grateful for...

On National Cancer Survivors Day, observed each year on the first Sunday in June, we honor and celebrate anyone whose life has been changed by a cancer diagnosis. We stand...

Many bladder cancer survivors have said that the fear of a recurrence is always at the back of their minds. During follow-up appointments, that fear comes back to the surface...

There is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed. Maintaining our connection to nature can improve one’s quality of life and...

For bladder cancer patients whose cancer has moved beyond the bladder or is not responding to other treatments, chemo and radiation are given. Intravenous chemotherapy can be brutal on the...

Grey wool socks. Red toe caps and heel caps. A wide red band at the top. As long as I can remember, these are the socks my father has worn...