Experts in Bladder Cancer Care
At Fred Hutch Cancer Center, our team of experts cares for people with bladder cancer and other urinary tract cancers every day. Your Fred Hutch urologic oncologist, radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, pathologist and radiologist specialize in finding out the type, stage and specific features of your cancer. Together, they will design a custom treatment plan to get the best possible outcome for you.
Many people with bladder or other urinary tract cancer need more than one type of treatment. This means they need more than one type of physician. For patients with muscle-invasive or advanced disease, we bring a team of genitourinary specialists together for you in one place: the Bladder Cancer Multispecialty Clinic (BCMC). We know how to choose the right therapies for you and how to deliver them to give you the best chance at a full recovery. Our physicians and researchers also do clinical trials (also called clinical studies). Through these trials, we are able to offer you therapies that aren’t offered everywhere.
As part of our holistic approach, we’ll connect you with a group of world-class professionals for support, such as registered dietitians, physical therapists and psychologists. We integrate supportive care services into your cancer treatment.
Bladder Cancer Second Opinions
If you have been diagnosed with bladder cancer or another urothelial cancer, we recommend getting a second opinion before choosing where you will be treated.
Fred Hutch has the region’s first Bladder Cancer Multispecialty Clinic. At this clinic, a team of physicians comes together to plan care for people with bladder or other urothelial cancers. During a single visit, you get a second opinion from an entire group of doctors. They include urologic oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists and radiologists.
You can talk with cancer experts who understand your disease and treatment options in greater depth than the general oncologists in your local community. We will share information with your local physicians based on your wishes and be a resource for you and them.
Call us at 855.557.0555 to request an appointment for a second opinion.
How a Second Opinion Can Help
Getting a second opinion from specialists can help you:
- Find out as much as possible about your exact diagnosis and cancer stage. These affect your treatment plan and prognosis.
- Learn about the benefits of team-based care that is well coordinated.
- Start with the best possible course of treatment for you. (It is not always easy or possible to change course.)
- Think about advanced and recently approved treatment options that not all physicians may know about. These may include robot-assisted surgery to speed up your recovery, bladder reconstruction to help maintain your quality of life and faster access to many new treatments.
If you were diagnosed through Fred Hutch, ask your care team about getting a second opinion. They will be happy to give you names of physicians we recommend.
Why Choose Fred Hutch for Bladder Cancer Care?
At Fred Hutch we combine compassionate care with innovative research to address the impact of cancer and infectious disease. We’re driven by the urgency of our patients, the hope of our community and our passion for discovery to pursue scientific breakthroughs and healthier lives for every person.
