The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network is pleased to welcome Dr. Kamal Pohar as a Columbus Walk to End Bladder Cancer Ambassador along with Dr. Cheryl Lee. The Walk will take place on May 9, 2020. Dr. Pohar is a urologist in Columbus, Ohio and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in
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Meet Dr. Guru Sonpavde, Your Boston Walk to End Bladder Cancer Ambassador
The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network is pleased to welcome Guru P. Sonpavde, MD as the Boston Walk to End Bladder Cancer Ambassador. The Boston Walk will take place on May 9, 2020. Dr. Sonpavde is the Bladder Cancer Director at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. At Dana-Farber, he leads multiple
Meet Dr. Lambros Stamatakis, a DC Walk to End Bladder Cancer Ambassador
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Lambros Stamatakis of Medstar Health is one of the three Ambassadors for the Washington, DC Walk to End Bladder Cancer on May 2, 2020, alongside Kimberly Fitzgibbons and Pamela Fitzgibbons. Dr. Stamatakis, MD, joined the MedStar Washington Hospital Center in May 2015 as
What Bladder Cancer Patients Should Know About Clinical Trials
BCAN recently interviewed Dr. John Gore of the University of Washington Medicine. We asked him about the importance clinical trials and research, as well as patient participation in trials. What got you interested in research and clinical trials? Dr. Gore: At the beginning of my career, I had the opportunity
BCAN’s Co-founder Looks Back on the Last 15 Years
As we look back on 15 years of progress in the fight against bladder cancer, BCAN recently interviewed Diane Zipursky Quale, BCAN’s co-founder to get her perspectives on milestones that have occurred during that time. As her husband John’s disease worsened, they became dismayed and frightened to learn about the
Meet Dr. Sima Porten, Ambassador for the Bay Area Walk to End Bladder Cancer
The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network is pleased to announce that Dr. Sima Porten will serve as an Ambassador for the Bay Area (San Francisco) Walk to End Bladder Cancer that takes place on May 9, 2020. Dr. Porten also serves on the BCAN Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Porten received her
Meet Dr. Rian Dickstein, a Baltimore Walk to End Bladder Cancer Ambassador
The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network is delighted to announce that Dr. Rian Dickstein will serve as an Ambassador to the Baltimore Walk to End Bladder Cancer that will take place on May 9, 2020. Dr. Dickstein is a urologic oncologist who trained at the world-renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center in
Meet Dr. Gary Steinberg, the New York City Walk Ambassador
The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network is proud to announce that Dr. Gary Steinberg, MD, FACS, will serve as the Ambassador for the New York City Walk to End Bladder Cancer on April 25, 2020. Dr. Steinberg is also Chairperson of BCAN’s Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Steinberg is the Professor and
Meet Dr. Jonathan Wright, a Seattle Walk to End Bladder Cancer Ambassador
The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network is pleased to announce that Dr. Jonathan Wright of the University of Washington will join Dr. Petros Grivas as an Ambassador of the Seattle Walk to End Bladder Cancer on May 2, 2020. Dr. Wright is a Urologic Oncologist at the University of Washington/Seattle Cancer