In Episode 31 of Bladder Cancer Matters, host Rick Bangs talks with Dr. Sima Porten, a urologic cancer surgeon at the University of California San Francisco, about how COVID changed the way that bladder cancer doctors and patients interact. Rick and Dr. Porten talk about: Some of the experiences of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic How medical distancing impacted Dr. Porten personally as well as her colleagues How she used telemedicine during the pandemic The use of in-home tests for bladder cancer that used to be done in a doctor’s office Disparities in bladder cancer medical care How COVID impacted bladder cancer clinical trial operations Never miss an episode of Bladder Cancer Matters by subscribing in your favorite podcasting platform.

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