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  • Rocky Mountain Patient Forum

    Washington, DC Patient Forum

    Saturday, April 28, 2012

    Thanks to everyone who joined us at “Understanding Bladder Cancer: BCAN’s Washington, DC Patient Forum,” on Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia.  An expert panel of doctors from some of the greatest area hospitals and universities, including bladder cancer specialists from the National Cancer Institute, Georgetown, George Washington University, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Walter Reed and Johns Hopkins, gave a wonderful overview of many aspects of the disease.

    Many thanks to the Allergan Foundation for supporting our DC Patient Forum with an unrestricted educational grant.

    Understanding Bladder Cancer and Treating Non-Muscle Invasive Cancer

    DC Patient Forum Panel

    An Overview - Stephen Riggs, MD
    Eastern Virginia Medical School

    Download the presentation slides as a PDF.

    TURBT, Stage and Grade - Compton Benjamin, MD, Ph.D.
    George Washington University Medical Center

    Download the presentation slides as a PDF.

    Treating Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer - Trinity Bivalacqua, MD, Ph.D.
    Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

    Download the presentation slides as a PDF.

    Advances in Bladder Cancer Research

    Andrea Apolo, MD
    National Cancer Institute

    Download the presentation slides as a PDF.

    Treating Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

    Inger Rosner, MD
    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    Download the presentation slides as a PDF.

    The Role of Chemotherapy in Treating Bladder Cancer

    Nancy Dawson, MD
    Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Download the presentation slides as a PDF.

    An Interactive Discussion: Survivorship Issues in Bladder Cancer

    Jen Sinclair
    Cancer Support Community

    Download the presentation slides as a PDF.