Bladder Cancer Caregivers - Self-Care with Survivor Frank Sloan, PhD

Urology Care Podcast

This podcast is part of the Bladder Cancer Caregivers Podcast series, a series to help provide more understanding and guidance for people impacted by bladder cancer, to include friends, family and caregivers. Our guest is Dr. Frank Sloan, a bladder cancer survivor who speaks openly about his journey, emotions, support and strategies of bladder cancer as a way to showcase one's self-care. The goal of this podcast is to help patients and caregivers learn about the importance of self-care and building a support system from the personal experience of a bladder cancer survivor. Short on time? Use the below timestamps to jump to any section: 0:57 - Introduction 1:40 - Experience with symptoms and getting diagnosed with bladder cancer 5:52 - Emotional aspect of getting bladder cancer after prostate cancer 6:40 - Experience of treatment and recovery with bladder cancer 8:07 - Getting involved with a bladder cancer support group 11:54 - Things learned from others at support groups 13:18 - Caregiver presence at support groups 17:26 - Self-care dealing with anxiety around follow up appointments 18:17 - Things learned about himself and about those who supported him 20:37 - Advice for patients and caregivers Patient resources provided through the generous support of Seagen and Astellas. For more information, please visit www.urologyhealth.org/ and don't forget to subscribe to our free digital magazine, UrologyHealth extra® at https://www.urologyhealth.org/healthy-living/urologyhealth-extra. **** November 3, 2022