Patient's Guide to Bladder Cancer

This book offers bladder cancer patients and their families the information needed to understand their disease and the treatment process. A Patient’s Guide to Bladder Cancer simplifies complex scientific concepts and follows the natural history and course of disease and treatment. Readers can trace the path of a patient from diagnosis through recovery and survivorship. Partners in the creation of this book are experts in every field involved in care of patients diagnosed with bladder cancer: anesthesiology, medical oncology, nursing, physical therapy, psychology, nutrition, and social work. A majority of the chapters are no more than 3 pages, and all chapters include detailed illustrations to accompany the concepts and offer clarity.