Empowering Providers to Empower Patients in Bladder Cancer Care

This episode of the “Empowering Providers to Empower Patients” (EPEP) podcast features Dr. Andrew Laccetti of NYU Langone Health discussing the rapidly evolving field of bladder cancer care. Dr. Laccetti explores what makes bladder cancer unique among genitourinary cancers, highlights recent innovations,including combination therapies achieving 70% response rates in advanced cases and shares strategies to empower patients through clear communication and decision-making support.Key Topics in this Podcast:Understanding the unique landscape of bladder cancer and recent treatment innovationsIdentifying at-risk populations and addressing access barriers, including rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged communitiesBridging the generalist-specialist divide in complex cancer careEmpowering patients through clear communication, treatment education, and shared decision-makingFull transcript here.