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Patient Forums Houston Patient Forum Los Angeles Patient Forum Rocky Mountain Patient Forum Washington, DC Area Patient Forum Quick Links Frequently Asked Questions BCG Shortage Information Join Our Mailing List Clinical Trials Clinical Trials Matching Service Volunteer Donate Patient Tips Online Store Walk for Bladder Cancer What's Up, Doc? The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) is proud to announce that we have been designated a Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) Charity Partner! BCAN has been allocated 25 guaranteed entries for the 38th Annual Marine Corps Marathon to be held on October 27, 2013; an event that sold out in 2 hours and 41 minutes in 2012. We are looking at building “Team BCAN” to not only run in the event and raise awareness for bladder cancer but to raise needed funds for fostering research and patient education. According to the Marine Corps Marathon, there is not a required qualifying time to participate in the event, but all runners should maintain at least a 14 minute mile pace. In order to become a member of “Team BCAN” and officially have a slot in this year’s race, you must be registered through BCAN. No federal or Marine Corps endorsement is implied. If you are interested in becoming a member of BCAN’s team or have any questions, please contact Larry Rzepka, BCAN’s Executive Director, at lrzepka@bcan.org.	North Carolina Patient Forum Thanks to everyone who joined us for our North Carolina Patient Forum on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the Friday Center for Continuing Education at UNC Chapel Hill. Two BCAN Scientific Advisory Board Members, Dr. Matthew Nielsen from the University of North Carolina and Dr. Deborah Bradley from Duke University Medical Center, served as our faculty co-chairs. The forum featured presentations given by medical experts from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Duke University, and Wake Forest, and concluded with an interactive discussion with a panel of survivors. Thanks to Endo Pharmaceuticals for supporting our North Carolina Patient Forum with an unrestricted educational grant. Slides and audio from some of the presentations are available below. You can also find presentations from past forums here. Dr. Matthew Nielsen Bladder Cancer Basics, Detection and Diagnosis To view the slides click here. To listen to the audio and view the slides (.wav file player like Windows Media Player required), click here. Dr. Brant Inman Treatment and Surveillance of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer To view the slides click here. To listen to the audio and view the slides (.wav file player like Windows Media Player required), click here. Dr. Raj Pruthi Surgery and Urinary Reconstruction for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer To view the slides click here. To listen to the audio and view the slides (.wav file player like Windows Media Player required), click here. Dr. Deborah Bradley Chemotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer To view the slides click here. To listen to the audio and view the slides (.wav file player like Windows Media Player required), click here. Dr. Donald Rosenstein Psychosocial Interventions for Cancer Patients To view the slides click here. To listen to the audio and view the slides (.wav file player like Windows Media Player required), click here. Barbara Koruda, BSN, RN, CWOCN Ostomy Issues To listen to the audio (.wav file player like Windows Media Player required), click here. Nancy Parrish, Survivor Survivorship Issues To listen to the audio (.wav file player like Windows Media Player required), click here. Michael Barr, Survivor Survivorship Issues To listen to the audio (.wav file player like Windows Media Player required), click here. Claire Saxton, BCAN Executive Director BCAN and Bladder Cancer To view the slides click here. To listen to the audio and view the slides (.wav file player like Windows Media Player required), click here.	Search Our Site