Patient Information Guide: Bladder cancer
This section lists information resources available in the UK for cancer patients and their families. For resources giving general information on cancer, its treatments and effects, please use the links in the right hand menu.
Booklets and factsheets
| Cancer of the bladder | |
| Author | Royal Marsden NHS Trust |
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| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Hochland and Hochland Publications Ltd, 174A Ashley Road, Hale, Cheshire WA15 9SF Tel: 0161 2734156; Fax: 0161 929 1818 |
| Helping you to help yourself | |
| Author | The Continence Foundation |
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| Description | Leaflet |
| Obtain from | The Continence Foundation, 307 Hatton Square, 16 Baldwin Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ Tel: 020 7404 6875, Fax: 020 7404 6876 |
| How will it affect my life? Urostomy | |
| Author | CLiP |
|---|---|
| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | CLiP (there may be a wait of a couple of weeks before delivery) Tel: 01422 311844 |
| The misbehaving bladder | |
| Author | The Continence Foundation |
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| Description | Leaflet |
| Obtain from | The Continence Foundation, 307 Hatton Square, 16 Baldwin Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ Tel: 020 7404 6875; Fax: 020 7404 6876 |
| The well behaved bladder | |
| Author | The Continence Foundation |
|---|---|
| Description | Leaflet |
| Obtain from | The Continence Foundation, 307 Hatton Square, 16 Baldwin Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ Tel: 020 7404 6875; Fax: 020 7404 6876 |
| Understanding cancer of the bladder | |
| Author | CancerBACUP |
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| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from CancerBACUP |
| Understanding urostomy – a guide for new patients | |
| Author | Conavatec Ltd |
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| Description | Booklet |
| Obtain from | Harrington House, Milton Road, Ickenham, Uxbridge UB10 8PU Tel: 0800 282254 |
| Urological cancers – NHS cancer referral guidelines | |
| Author | CancerBACUP |
|---|---|
| Description | Factsheet |
| Obtain from | Online version available Order from CancerBACUP |
| Washable pads and pants | |
| Author | The Continence Foundation |
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| Description | Leaflet |
| Obtain from | The Continence Foundation, 307 Hatton Square, 16 Baldwin Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ Tel: 020 7404 6875; Fax: 020 7404 6876 |
Multimedia
| An everyday problem: how to cope with bladder and bowel control problems | |
| Author | The Continence Foundation |
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| Description | Video |
| Obtain from | The Continence Foundation, 307 Hatton Square, 16 Baldwin Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ Tel: 020 7404 6875; Fax: 020 7404 6876 |
All resources in UK patient information guide have been reviewed by CancerBACUP specialist nurses and all details were correct at time of review.
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