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
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
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
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
Description Booklet
Obtain from Online version available
Order from CancerBACUP
Understanding urostomy – a guide for new patients
Author Conavatec Ltd
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
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
Description Video
Obtain from The Continence Foundation, 307 Hatton Square, 16 Baldwin Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ
Tel: 020 7404 6875; Fax: 020 7404 6876

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