Overview

• Doctors discovered a bladder tumor during a routine CAT scan for blood clotting concerns in spring 2025.
• Testing showed high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with an estimated 50% chance of recurrence.
• Sanders opted for bladder removal nine days after diagnosis, with surgeons constructing a neobladder from intestinal tissue.
• He described recovery as excruciating, recalling that attempting to urinate post-surgery was the most painful moment of his life.
• Now cancer-free and back coaching Colorado, he speaks openly about lasting side effects such as nighttime incontinence to encourage men to seek care and talk about their health.