100 Questions & Answers About Bladder Cancer,9780763732530

100 Questions & Answers About Bladder Cancer

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ISBN13: 9780763732530
ISBN10: 0763732532
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-09-30
Publisher(s): Jones & Bartlett
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Summary

EMPOWER YOURSELF! Approximately 62,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year, making bladder cancer the fourth most common type of cancer in men And The eighth most common type in women. Whether you're a newly diagnosed bladder cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only book to provide both the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Bladder Cancer gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, coping strategies, sources of support, and much more. Written by two prominent urologists, with "insider" advice from actual patients, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Part 1. The Basics 1(26)
Questions 1-20 give background information on the bladder and cancer, including:
What is the bladder, and what does it do?
Can I live without my bladder?
What is cancer?
Part 2. Diagnosis 27(28)
Questions 21-37 discuss the diagnosis of bladder cancer, including:
What are the signs and symptoms of bladder cancer?
Are there other conditions that can cause hematuria?
My doctor suspects I have bladder cancer. What tests do I need?
Part 3. Treatment 55(10)
Questions 38-48 describe treatment options, including:
What is a TURBT?
What are the risks of TURBT?
What is perioperative chemotherapy?
Part 4. Intravesical Therapy 65(10)
Questions 49-61 discuss this therapy in detail, including:
What is intravesical therapy?
What is the difference between therapeutic and prophylactic intravesical therapy?
What is immunotherapy?
Part 5. Surgery 75(40)
Questions 60-88 describe surgical options, including:
What is a radical cystectomy?
Who needs a radical cystectomy?
Should I have chemotherapy before having a radical cystectomy?
Part 6. Nonoperative Therapy 115(4)
Questions 89-91 discuss options that do not include surgery, including:
What is bladder-sparing therapy?
What are the risks of bladder-sparing therapy?
What is gene therapy, and is it available for bladder cancer patients?
Part 7. Metastatic Disease 119(8)
Questions 92-97 describe where and how your cancer can spread, including:
How does bladder cancer spread outside of the bladder?
If bladder cancer does spread, where in my body will it go?
Are there any blood tests to check for the spread of bladder cancer?
Part 8. End-of-Life Care 127(6)
Questions 98-100 discuss preparing for end-of-life care, including:
I have never thought of dying before, but now that I have been diagnosed with bladder cancer, I find myself wondering, are there things that I should do to prepare for death?
If aggressive treatment is too much to bear or seems futile, is it okay to stop treating my cancer?
Appendix 133(4)
Glossary 137(12)
Index 149

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