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Bladder Cancer Matters Podcast: Should Bladder Cancer Patients Work with an Oncology Social Worker?

The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network's new podcast by, for, and about the bladder cancer community, "Bladder Cancer Matters," has a new episode available.

The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network's new podcast by, for, and about the bladder cancer community, "Bladder Cancer Matters," has a new episode available.

In Episode 2 Part 1, host Rick Bangs chats with Dr. Heather Honoré Goltz. Rick and Heather discuss:

What oncology social work is and how it is different than other types of social work

How an oncology social worker can be helpful on a bladder cancer journey

Dr. Goltz is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of Houston-Downtown and a Research Investigator at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. She is also the Chair of the Association of Oncology Social Workers Education Committee.

In case you missed it, you can catch Episode 1, Rick's interview with Dr. Ashish Kamat, "What's Up with Bladder Cancer and BCG?"

You can also listen and subscribe to this podcast through Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music Podcasts and more. If you subscribe through your favorite service, you'll be the first to know when a new episode is available.

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