Part 2 of Quality of Life After Bladder Removal Surgery with Dr. Bernard Bochner

In Part 2 of two part Episode 24 of Bladder Cancer Matters, host Rick Bangs interviews Dr. Bernard Bochner about the findings from a quality of life survey of bladder cancer patients after they have their bladders removed (radical cystectomy).

Dr. Bernard Bochner is a urologic oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a Professor in the Department of Urology at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.   He is also an emeritus member of BCAN’s Scientific Advisory Board. They talk about:

• How recovery from bladder removal surgery can be impacted by how healthy patients were leading up to the surgery
• How the first six weeks after the surgery can be very difficult for patients
• That some patients experience a drop off in sexual function, both men and women
• What other factors of quality of life Dr. Bochner’s patient survey addressed
• How bladder removal surgery can impact patients’ physical and mental health