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About half of all bladder cancers detected each year in the United States are non-invasive, while around one in three spreads to deeper cell layers in the bladder wall.

Publications Comprehensive Care of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer through Shared Decision-Making: Landscape Analysis. By reviewing the current state of personal engagement in decision-making for patients with advanced prostate cancer, this paper identifies obstacles to shared decision-making proposes new ways to better educate patients about their treatment options. Overcoming Prostate Cancer …

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The following websites allow you to search for multiple myeloma clinical trials. In addition, individual cancer centers and hospitals that conduct clinical trials may maintain listings of those trials on their websites. National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) maintains a list of 8,000 open trials. The list includes trials supported by NCI, pharmaceutical companies, academic …

The project explored the reasons for, and develop suggestions to correct, discrepancies in the treatment journey for patients with multiple myeloma who receive ASCT as part of their therapy.

The following links provide resources to help providers educate their patients about clinical trials and find financial assistance programs. American Cancer Society This site contains factsheets, videos, worksheets, and other resources and tools for both clinicians and patients. National Cancer Institute Through the publications locator, NCI provides numerous fact sheets, …

Multiple myeloma, also known as myeloma, is the third most common hematologic cancer (cancer of the blood). However, compared to more frequently occurring cancers (e.g., breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers), multiple myeloma is relative rare and accounts for only 1.6 percent of diagnoses each year. For 2018, the American Cancer Society estimates that 30,770 new cases of myeloma will be diagnosed …

The main goal of this project is to raise awareness about provider education needs related to the multiple myeloma patient population.

A number of professional organizations, advocacy groups, and healthcare institutions provide easy-to-understand, accessible, and useful information for multiple myeloma patients and their families. This list is not comprehensive but includes a core set of resources. American Cancer Society The Society is a national voluntary organization that is focused on the elimination of cancer. Specific …

The following links provide resources to help providers educate their patients bout available financial assistance programs. BenefitsCheckUp BenefitsCheckUp is a free service of the National Council on Aging (NCOA),which asks a series of questions to help identify benefits that could save patints money and cover the costs of everyday expenses. After answering the questions, patients receive …

Project Objectives To raise awareness about the special needs of caring for less common cancers in the community setting, including how to stay up-to-date on the latest clinical information and treatment protocols around renal cell carcinoma. To identify effective practices, including education materials and resources, for supporting renal cell carcinoma patients through diagnosis, …

The following links provide resources to help providers educate their patients about renal cell carcinoma. American Cancer Society This site contains kidney cancer overview, factsheets, key statistics for kidney cancer, signs and symptoms, what’s new in research, and additional resources and tools for both clinicians and patients. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) – Cancer.Net …

RCC is among the 10 most common cancers in both men and women, with 15-25% of patients having metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) where the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.[1] Risk factors include: Smoking, body weight/obesity, family history, high blood pressure.[2] Around 20% to 25% of patients diagnosed have already reached the metastatic phase of disease. Once renal cell …

ACCC's Improving Quality Care in Renal Cell Carcinoma project seeks to improve the quality of care for renal cell carcinoma patients treated at community cancer programs.

The following websites allow you to search for the renal cell carcinoma clinical trials. In addition, individual cancer centers and hospitals that conduct clinical trials may maintain listings of those trials on their websites. American Cancer Society—Clinical Trial Matching Service This is a free, program that helps patients and providers find cancer clinical trials. Through a partnership …