European Association of Urology
For almost 40 years the EAU has addressed the most pressing issues of urological care in Europe, through its scientific and educational initiatives, as well as its publications.
The EAU delivers training, stimulates research, organises exchanges and broadcasts information. EAU History books record the evolution of urology as a specialty, and the EAU Guidelines support urologists in their day-to-day practice.
More than 16,000 professionals have joined the EAU and together we create and explore numerous opportunities for professional growth and knowledge-sharing
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
BCAN has been monitoring the drug shortage of Bacille Calmette-Guerin or BCG, an intravesical immunotherapy drug typically used to prevent recurrences in patients who have high grade tumors or who have CIS or T1 disease. The shortage arose when Sanofi, one of the two licensed US suppliers of BCG, ceased production of the product because of manufacturing issues. Merck, the other supplier of BCG in the U.S., has increased its production of BCG to try to meet the demand. On learning of the shortage BCAN immediately wrote to the FDA urging the agency to take all actions necessary to resolve this dangerous drug shortage as soon as possible –click here to see the full content of the letter. We received a prompt response from the FDA, telling us that the leadership of its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is actively engaged in addressing this serious problem. BCAN will stay in contact with the FDA and will keep you apprised of any further developments. In the meantime, the FDA and BCAN want to hear from you if you are told by your physician that you will not be able to receive your BCG treatment because of this drug shortage . Please report your situation to the FDA by emailing CBERshortage@fda.hhs.gov or calling(301) 827-4239, and report to BCAN atinfo@bcan.org.
Bladder Cancer Web Cafe
Bladder Cancer Webcafe is a labor of love, created to honor my sister Maureen Worth and dedicated to the memory of my sister Janey Sheridan and my mentors in the world of online cancer support, Menya Wolfe and Steve Dunn. Special thanks to Kathy Leslie for being there every step of the way.The goal of WebCafe is to present information on current treatment options for bladder cancer in an unbiased way, and to help direct users to further information via the Web on the subjects that concern them. We are not affiliated with any organization, and all external links given throughout the site are for reference purposes only. Please note that references to specific providers or other resources do not reflect an endorsement of the services rendered either by WebCafe or by any of the authors of documents on this website.
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of 11 agencies that compose the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The NCI, established under the National Cancer Institute Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The National Cancer Act of 1971 broadened the scope and responsibilities of the NCI and created the National Cancer Program. Over the years, legislative amendments have maintained the NCI authorities and responsibilities and added new information dissemination mandates as well as a requirement to assess the incorporation of state-of-the-art cancer treatments into clinical practice.The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients
The Bladder Cancer Canada
BLADDER CANCER CANADA IS THE FIRST AND ONLY CANADIAN PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BLADDER CANCER ISSUES.
Founded in September 2009, Bladder Cancer Canada is a Canadian registered charitable non-profit corporation.Our priority is to improve patient support. We will do this by having a patient to patient support system in place; be a source of information about available treatment options and create greater awareness of bladder cancer. Our phone and on-line volunteers have been trained to offer understanding and help to patients and their caregivers. Our website www.bladdercancercanada.org is a central information point for Canadian bladder cancer patients. Bladder Cancer Canada will produce and/or inform patients of available relevant publications and materials and how to avail themselves of these. Our mission, website address and general support information will be distributed to medical offices and clinics. Depending on financial support, a media campaign designed to inform the general public about the warning signs and symptoms of bladder cancer is planned.
The American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.The American Cancer Society's international mission concentrates on capacity building in developing cancer societies and on collaboration with other cancer-related organizations throughout the world in carrying out shared strategic directions.
Macmillan Cancer Support
We are a source of support, helping with all the things that people affected by cancer want and need. It's not only patients who live with cancer, we also helpcarers, families and communities. We guide people through the system, supporting them every step of the way. We fund nurses and other specialist health care professionals and build cancer care centres. But we give so much more than medical help.
People need practical support at home, so we provide anything from some precious time off for a carer, to a lift to hospital. People need emotional support, so we listen, advise and share information through our cancer support specialists, website and trained professionals. People need financial help to cope with the extra costs cancer can bring, so we give benefits advice, and grants for anything from heating bills to travel costs. Together we listen, we learn, we act to help people live with cancer.
Clinical Trials gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is a Web-based resource that provides patients, their family members, health care professionals, researchers, and the public with easy access to information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies on a wide range of diseases and conditions. The Web site is maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Information on ClinicalTrials.gov is provided and updated by the sponsor or principal investigator of the clinical study. Studies are generally submitted to the Web site (that is, registered) when they begin, and the information on the site is updated throughout the study. In some cases, results of the study are submitted after the study ends. This Web site and database of clinical studies is commonly referred to as a "registry" and "results database."
American Bladder Cancer Society
The American Bladder Cancer Society’s function is to raise awareness of bladder cancer among the general public and the medical community, to advocate through all means available the advance of research into a cure, treatment, early diagnosis and quality of life issues of survivors. The ABLCS will strive to grasp every possible opportunity to raise awareness of bladder cancer inclusive of the general public, high risk groups, elected officials, government agencies, and medical professionals. Through all means at our disposal including printed publications, utilization of the media and internet presence. As well as giving bladder cancer survivors a voice by providing a presence at bladder cancer related functions such as conventions, symposiums and conferences.
Bladder Cancer Information from ASCO and Your Doctor
At PAMF, you’ll receive all of your care—from diagnosis to treatment through recovery—from a team of doctors, nurse practitioners, clinicians and staff who work closely together to monitor your care and progress and provide the best treatment.
Guiding you through your individual treatment journey are PAMF nurse navigators and oncology nurses. They will answer your questions and help you make informed decisions about your care, coordinate your appointments with medical team members, teach you and your family about managing side effects—and anything else you may need to make your treatment process as smooth and worry-free as possible.
Bladder Cancer Warrior
I sincerely desire to help you become better informed, less anxious and more hopeful about your situation. I want to help you in your fight with bladder cancer. I want you to know that you are not alone. I and others like me can help you. When you have time, take a look around my website. If sharing what I know can benefit you, then my efforts with this website have been worthwhile. Don't hesitate to contact me via email if you feel the need. Since my schedule is rather hectic, I may not respond right away, but I will get back with you as soon as I can. Being able to help and encourage others is both a joy and a blessing to me so don't hesitate to reach out.
Guy's and St Thomas NHS UK
Dedication to the communities we serve is at the heart of everything we do, with high quality, personal care for every patient we treat.
We are guided by our values in everything that we do, which are: putting patients first; taking pride in what we do; respecting others; striving to be the best and acting with integrity.Our governors and members help to make us a successful NHS foundation trust by ensuring that we meet the needs and expectations of our patients.
As part of King’s Health Partners, an academic health sciences centre, we are pioneers in health research, and provide high quality teaching and education. This partnership helps us provide the latest treatments for our patients alongside the best possible care.
Società Italiana di Urologia Oncologica
The Italian Society of Uro-Oncology (S.I.Ur.O.) is a ‘non profit’ organization that was founded in 1990 by Francesco Boccardo, Mario Cappellini, Franco Di Silverio, Luciano Giuliani, Giuseppe Martorana, Alberto Pellegrini, Giorgio Pizzocaro, Salvatore Rocca Rossetti, Leonardo Santi, Enzo Usai and Vito Vitale.
Founder members ‘s goal was to establish a free and unsectarian organization that is in the position of promoting the multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients suffering from urologic tumors.
In particular, the Association aims to promote the growth of a ‘new’ specialist who while working in its original branch of medicine at the same time aims to break the attitudinal, cultural and operational barriers of its branch and to develop specific interest and skills in the field of urologic diseases through constant training.
In accordance with these principles, urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists and, more in general, specialists with such interests over the last ten years have had the opportunity to compare their own knowledge and their own professional experience and to develop a common cultural heritage which has led to the institutionalization and validation of collaborative projects (multi-specialized protocols, multidisciplinary clinics, etc.) that are steadily spreading within the health services of our country.
The British Association of Urological Surgeons
The British Association of Urological Surgeons was founded in 1945 and exists to promote the highest standards of practice in urology, for the benefit of patients, by fostering education, research and clinical excellence. BAUS is a registered charity and qualified medical practitioners practising in the field of urological surgery are eligible to apply for membership. It is intended that this website will be a resource for urologists, their patients, other members of the healthcare team and the wider publi
Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO)
The Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) was created in 1984 to enable qualified members primarily interested in the care of patients with malignant genitourinary diseases to meet for the purpose of discussion, development, and implementation of ideas to improve care. The Society and its bylaws conform to the guidelines and bylaws of the American Urological Association (AUA).The purpose of the SUO is to develop educational and research initiatives and to study issues in urologic oncology and provide physician statements that represent a state of the art assessment of these issues to other organizations.The Society also provides a forum for identifying the urologic oncologist as a physician with specific expertise in the study and treatment of genitourinary malignancies. In recognition of the multidisciplinary efforts involved in the study and treatment of genitourinary malignancies, the Society seeks to incorporate multiple disciplines in achieving these goals. The Society supports the activities of multiple disciplines in the common objectives of seeking an increased understanding and successful treatment of genitourinary malignancies.The SUO seeks to improve the care of patients with malignant urologic disease and to provide a forum for the discussion of problems relating to malignant urologic disease. Our objectives include: 1) Stimulating research in and the teaching of urologic oncology, 2) Disseminating the principles of urologic oncology to the medical profession at large, 3) Bringing urologists into a Society whose work is entirely, or principally with malignant disease, 4) Being identified as the most qualified organization on matters relating to urologic oncology, and 5) Standardize fellowship training in urologic oncology.
Spanish Association of Urology (EAU)
The Spanish Association of Urology (EAU), founded in 1911, is a scientific society, non-profit, which has the following purposes: To promote research and study of the conditions, both medical and surgical, of the urinary and excretory secretory of both sexes and male genital tract, adrenals, etc.., and all alterations derived from the same pathology, and promote and defend the rights and range that correspond to Urology and professional practice of its members . within the framework of Article 22 of the Spanish Constitution, the Spanish Association of Urology will be governed by these bylaws, by the standards approved by their governing bodies, to the provisions of the Organic Law 1/2002, of March 22, regulating the right of association and, in general, by the laws and regulations in force at all times and to apply.
French Association of Urology
Urofrance is the website of the French Association of Urology .
Urofrance also hosts pages on other urological French authorities:
National Union of French Surgeons Urologists (SNCUF)
French Association of Urologists in Training (AFUF)
French College of Urologists (CFU)
Company Félix Guyon (SFG)
French Association of Urology Nurses (AFIIU)