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A new urine test called UroSEEK was recently developed by researchers at The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center that can detect DNA mutations that are common among bladder cancers. A...

So after 12 months of getting progressively more poorly, weight loss, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, repeat UTI's, blood in urine, high temperatures and profuse sweating. I went to a...

Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is one of the more common sexual issues for men. While ED tends to appear in men who are older, it is also common for men who...

About 50 million people in the United States live with chronic pain, meaning their pain is long-term. Chronic pain can come and go or be constant. It can interfere with...

I just got back from my 5-year CT scan. For those who have been diagnosed with cancer – pretty much any kind – once you got through the "main" treatments...

Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms affecting people with bladder cancer and often one of the most debilitating. It can be both a symptom of bladder cancer and...

Most major cancer centers offer support groups for patients and caregivers. Typically, these groups are organized by type of cancer (breast, lung, bladder, etc.) Bladder cancer groups are less common...

For many cancers chemotherapy is a common treatment protocol. Some chemo is worse than others. Some is mild. Some is brutal. My own experience with chemo wasn’t great. That’s another...

It is helpful – as a bladder cancer patient or caregiver – to keep in mind the idea that the medical system’s intention is to help you. If you don’t...

A bladder cancer diagnosis, for yourself or someone you love, is overwhelming. Even so-called good news (on the cancer spectrum) of an early stage diagnosis does not feel good. It’s...

After my radical cystectomy, I was unsure whether I should bathe or shower, with or without my urostomy bag. The truth is, you can do either once you have had...

As I was looking through the research, I noticed many articles mentioning the high level of sexual dysfunctions in women that were caused by cancer treatments, including radiation and chemotherapy...

Did you know guys can also perform Kegel exercise? I’d guess no. Most people tend to relate Kegel exercises with giving birth and ‘other’ exercises women perform to strengthen their...

Having a stoma shouldn't stop us from doing almost all of the things that we previously enjoyed prior to surgery. For me that was travel. But I now had my...

During the course my chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments to treat my bladder cancer, I did have caregivers who spent a lot of time with me during those difficult times. I...

When I first met my oncologist, I had no idea he was going to deliver such devastating news to me on our first visit. I am sure it was no...

A couple months after my first husband, Ahmad Khoshroo, was diagnosed with metastatic bladder cancer, I decided to go to a support group. He was too tired to go so...

I've had my stoma for exactly one year today and up until two weeks ago, everything first started had no issues at all. Then, I began to feel unwell. I...

We are all in the same boat with some types of bladder issues. Whether you are stage 1 and endure BCG or have had your bladder removed and all the...

When people who don’t have cancer hear about cancer or think about cancer they generally imagine the chemo - the nausea, the hair loss. Some may think of radiation and...