Dr. Psutka recaps BCAN session on prehabilitation in bladder cancer care
August 17th 2023"Given the time constraints and financial constraints of working in the systems that we all work within, trying to make it easier to get patients to these adjuvant services that do exist and making sure we capitalize and utilize those is critical," says Sarah P. Psutka, MD, MS.
Enhancing the quality of bladder cancer care in the community setting
August 5th 2023Suzanne Merrill, MD, recaps the BCAN 2023 Think Tank session she co-chaired that covered prehabilitation programs, urinary diversion management, and other focal areas aimed at enhancing the quality of bladder cancer care in the community.
BCAN session to highlight epigenetics and response to immunotherapy in bladder cancer
August 3rd 2023"I'm really optimistic that the session we are conducting will provide some recommendations [and] some ideas that will help us think about utilizing epigenetic therapies in a very evidence-based way," says Ania Woloszynska, PhD.
What is the current state of radiotherapy for the treatment of bladder cancer?
August 2nd 2023“I think radiation therapy in bladder cancer could be divided into organ preservation, which is more for localized bladder cancer, as well as palliative approaches, which is very well known,” says Monika Joshi, MD, MRCP.
Dr. Patel previews BCAN Think Tank discussion on the carcinogenesis of bladder cancer
August 2nd 2023"We've made a lot of big strides in smoking incidence, however, we're still seeing the bladder cancer rates, even though a slight decrease, we're still seeing it holding on," says Sunil H. Patel, MD, MA.