May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month!May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month! This means it’s a great time to talk up bladder cancer to everyone you know! Despite being the sixth most common cancer, many people... By Renata Louwers3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Early Menopause Linked to Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer, Especially for SmokersBladder cancer is often considered a disease that strikes mainly men. This is because men are actually more likely to get it. But women, when diagnosed, tend to be diagnosed... By Renata Louwers2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Oversharing on Facebook Helped Me After My DiagnosisMy friends joke that there's nothing too personal for me not to share on Facebook, and I have to agree. For some reason I don't understand, things just feel more... By Sarah Watts3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Introducing our New Accessibility FeatureYou may have noticed that we added a new accessibility feature to our websites. This feature will allow community members to change the size, color, or contrast of the text... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Guided MeditationMeditation has been shown to have multiple benefits on a person’s health, both physical and emotional. Regular meditation can help relieve pain, increase positive emotions, and improve memory and concentration... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Caregiving Affects EmployersThe moment I became a caregiver to a bladder cancer patient, was when my first husband was diagnosed with metastatic disease. Suddenly, there was so much to do: research treatment... By Renata Louwers2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Recovery from SurgeryIllustrations by Lucius Wisniewski for this comic done in partnership with his wife, Sarah Watts. There were many things that surprised me about my journey with bladder cancer. Maybe one... By Sarah Watts1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Living With: Interview with Advocate Shirley NorrisShirley Norris, an advocate here on BladderCancer.net, was recently highlighted on the Health Union podcast, Living With. Shirley was diagnosed with an aggressive bladder cancer in 2016, and she shares... By Emily Downward1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Problem of NocturiaBladder cancer causes dysfunction along the entire urinary tract. Unfortunately, those resulting and frequent trips to the bathroom — often to void just a small amount of fluid — don’t... By TK Sellman2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments21 comments
Anita - 1, Bag-Life - 0This year, it will be two years since having my bladder removed and although at the time I thought I had made the worst mistake of my life, I am... By Anita Brown4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Integrative Medicine and Bladder CancerLong before and well after I lost my first husband to bladder cancer, I believed in food as medicine and the potential value of integrative or complementary medicine such as... By Renata Louwers3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Will Drinking Be the New Smoking?We take it as a fact in 2019 that smoking is a significant cause of cancer. Evidence-based medicine has demonstrated this. The knowledge that smoking is risky and increases the... By Renata Louwers3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Importance of Looking After the Skin Around Your StomaWhen I found out I was going to have to have my bladder removed and have a stoma and a bag, I had no idea what would be needed to... By Shirley Norris3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Practical Advice For Your Clinical Trial SearchPatients often hear a lot about the importance of clinical trials as a means of finding new treatments for bladder cancer. Less discussed is how to actually find and choose... By Renata Louwers4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Receiving the All Clear: The Changes I MadeIn January of this year, I wrote two articles that were published, ‘Making Changes to Diet and Lifestyle’ and ‘My Complements to Traditional Treatment’, explaining how I started a number... By Noel Forrest4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Bladder Cancer and PregnancyBladder cancer is more common in men than in women. In women, it usually impacts those who have never had children and those in early menopause. However, it does sometimes... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Two Years Post-Cystectomy: 5 Things I Wish I Had KnownWell, it's coming to that time of year again for me...the annual checkup! This will be my second checkup since I had my bladder removed in 2017. As the time... By Shirley Norris4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Cereal for DinnerTelling our kids about cancer and surgery was not an easy task. Thankfully, they responded a lot better than we thought they would. Illustrations by Lucius Wisniewski for this comic... By Sarah Watts1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Bladder Cancer Made Me a Cry-BabyTrust me. This isn’t going where you think it is. I was a 53-year-old man who never cried. Well, maybe at the end of Old Yeller or Planes, Trains and... By Paul Hebert3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Bladder Cancer and a “Great Attitude”How many times have you heard someone say “you’ll beat cancer because you have a great attitude?” On its face, this sounds upbeat, hopeful, and encouraging. What could be wrong... By Renata Louwers3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments