Patient Education Information

What You Need to Know About Bladder Cancer - Detailed information, starting with the basics, about bladder cancer, from the National Cancer Institute.

What You Should Ask Your Doctor About Bladder Cancer - The American Cancer Society has created this list of questions.

BCAN: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network - BCAN—the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network—is the first national advocacy organization dedicated to improving public awareness of bladder cancer, and increasing research directed towards the diagnosis, treatment and cure of the disease.

Bladder Cancer - The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has produced this fact sheet.

Cancer Dictionary - The National Cancer Institute publishes this list of cancer terms and their definitions.

Cancer Facts - The National Cancer Institute has created dozens of fact sheets about all aspects of cancer, they can be accessed here. They also have versions in Spanish.

CancerBACUP: Bladder Cancer - This booklet has been written to help you understand more about cancer of the bladder.

Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy - Learn more about these medical tests at this site from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

MD Anderson Cancer Center - Read the latest news and research from this respected Cancer Center.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

What is Bladder Cancer? - Excellent review of bladder cancer signs, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment information from the respected Mayo Clinic.

Your Cancer Risk - Take this quick quiz from Washington University in St. Louis to see what your risk level is, and how to lower that risk.