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

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 (01:40)-Experience with symptoms and getting diagnosed with bladder cancer (05:52)-Emotional aspect of getting bladder cancer after prostate cancer (06:40)-Experience of treatment and recovery with bladder cancer (08:07)-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