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Before my first husband had bladder cancer, I had very little direct experience with doctors who specialize in treating cancer (of any kind). I had a vague notion that the...

For me, hindsight is 20/20. I can look back now and see some of the “weird” things I was experiencing as red flags that should have been checked out sooner...

“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” -Henry Ward Beecher I agree with the above quote. That said, I would exchange the...

These last 6 months have been filled with illnesses and stress. My mum hasn't been too well and has been in and out of hospital and care homes since October. She...

At the time I was at my hospital, there was not one other soul being actively treated with bladder cancer. When I was told my diagnosis and what surgery I...

Official Rules, Terms and Conditions for the Compassion Blanket Giveaway NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. The...

It was just 5 years from the time my first husband died of bladder cancer in 2014 until 2019. It’s difficult to express just how dramatically the metastatic bladder cancer...

Cancer treatment is a buffet of choices. Each one comes with a bounty of pros and cons. When I was diagnosed, my urologist talked to me about grade and staging...

The 2020 Fatigue and Health survey has now closed. Thank you for your interest! We are excited to share the results with you soon.Exhaustion, tiredness, weariness... fatigue. We know chronic...

When I had my urostomy surgery back at the end of 2017, I didn't know anyone who had a stoma. Everything was new to me, and I was very much...

Bladder cancer should typically target older white men who have smoked. Outside of that usual range, it still tends to be diagnosed in those much older. I have noticed in...

When I first delved into learning about clinical trials for bladder cancer, I was under immense duress. The standard chemotherapy was not shrinking my husband Ahmad’s tumors and remaining options...

On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat people with COVID-19. The drugs have been given...

I am in one of the epicenters of the coronavirus, the San Francisco Bay Area. The cruise ship with a coronavirus outbreak just docked in Oakland today. By the hour...

I find myself in an entirely new situation. So far during this "journey," I have been having scans every 3 months, and this is the first time we have left...

Driving in inclement weather is a challenge for anyone. You can never be sure of what is ahead of you. You are never fully in control. Often times it would...

I suppose that title is a little misleading. Cancer is a monster that takes and kills. Any gift from my encounter with this malevolent force came from surviving it, not...

The Editorial Team at BladderCancer.net is highlighting people in the bladder cancer community. To kick it off, we talked to Laura who shares her bladder cancer diagnosis story and her...

As I became more deeply involved in bladder cancer patient advocacy, I read and heard a lot about the culture surrounding breast cancer. A few decades ago, breast cancer was...

What happens when you are told, "Congratulations, you have no evidence of disease!"? Of course, you are elated, relieved, happy, and perhaps a little overwhelmed and a bit confused. Terminal...