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What You Need to Know Hematuria is the medical term for blood in the urine, which can be visible (gross hematuria) or only detected under… Read more

What You Need to Know An ileal conduit is the most common type of urinary diversion performed after bladder removal surgery. It uses a small… Read more

What You Need to Know Bladder cancer affects thousands of women each year, yet it’s often diagnosed later than in men, leading to poorer outcomes. Read more

A Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) is a minimally invasive surgery used to diagnose and treat bladder cancer by removing tumors through the urethra. Read more

Read the transcript of this episode below In this episode of Bladder Cancer Matters, host and survivor Rick Bangs sits down with Dr. Mark… Read more

Read the transcript of this episode below In this powerful episode of Bladder Cancer Matters, host Rick Bangs welcomes Dr. Rick Zera, a… Read more

Below are electronic versions of BCAN’s monthly bladder cancer newsletter that contains information by, for and about the bladder cancer community. Click on a link… Read more

Read the transcript of this episode below Drew, Erica and their mom, Fran Bladder Cancer Matters just hit a huge milestone—our 100th episode! In… Read more

Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, sometimes called NMIBC, is when the tumor has not grown into the thicker muscle wall of the bladder.  Roughly 70%… Read more