Podcast: The Slippery Slope of the Radical Cystectomy
For those with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, many are confronted with the decision, "Do I have my bladder removed, or do I try and keep it?"
For those with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, many are confronted with the decision, "Do I have my bladder removed, or do I try and keep it?"
In a "Bladder Cancer Matters" podcast available now, host Rick Bangs talks with Dr. Ashish Kamat of MD Anderson Cancer Center and they discuss:
- Can low grade tumors become high grade?
- What is tumor staging?
- How can patients be confident that they are getting all of the information they need before a radical cystectomy?
- At what point would you encourage a patient to have his or her bladder removed?
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BONUS: Nominations for the first-ever Bladder Cancer Beacon of Hope Awards are open. Nominate that special someone in your life who has gone the extra mile to make an impact and inspire hope and we will publicly recognize that person in May 2021, Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.
