Read the newsletter on-line here. BladderCancer.org.au Summer Newsletter Dec 2024 Hi to everyone! When diagnosed 13 years ago, facing a December cystectomy & neo bladder, the information available to me was scant. The best patient information I could find was in the UK & the USA. At BladderCancer.org.au we are proud to say that the resources we have generated since, to support all people involved with bladder cancer, have been an enormous help to Australians, and people all over the world. Quite a few other c ...Continue Reading

Read the newsletter on-line here. BladderCancer.org.au Newsletter Spring 2024 Hi everyone, Blossoms are appearing, animals are excited and we all start to look forward to more warmth after winter. Our work towards bladder cancer awareness, early detection and a reduction in mortality continues.  Still, more than 1/3 of people who are diagnosed with bladder cancer die.  It’s too much! Please donate to help our work: www.bladdercancer.org.au/donations UroGP in Melbourne Almost 400 medical professionals conve ...Continue Reading

Read the newsletter on-line here.BladderCancer.org.au Newsletter Winter 2024Thanks to everyone who made an effort to promote Bladder Cancer awareness in May. While bladder cancer patients get far more support in Australia than they did a decade ago, the disease does not get enough attention and funding to really make a difference.Compared to breast cancer, lung cancer & prostate cancer, bladder cancer is still the secret cancer in society.Everything that was done to promote awareness in May saves lives!People takin ...Continue Reading

Read the newsletter on-line here.BladderCancer.org.au Newsletter Winter 2024Thanks to everyone who made an effort to promote Bladder Cancer awareness in May. While bladder cancer patients get far more support in Australia than they did a decade ago, the disease does not get enough attention and funding to really make a difference.Compared to breast cancer, lung cancer & prostate cancer, bladder cancer is still the secret cancer in society.Everything that was done to promote awareness in May saves lives!People takin ...Continue Reading

Read the newsletter on-line here.BladderCancer.org.au - May NewsletterYou can help save lives in our communityMAY is International Bladder Cancer Awareness month and, together, we can reduce mortality by increasing bladder cancer awareness.One way of doing this is by promoting the message of:"If you see a change in your wee... See your GP."There are a number of posters available on our web site that you can print and put up in your workplace, in apartment buildings and other locations.PLEASE, take the time to ...Continue Reading

Read the newsletter on-line here.BladderCancer.org.au NewsAutumn 2024USANZ & ANZUNSMany in the urology world attended the big annual urology convention - USANZ & ANZUNS - in Adelaide last week. Our charity had a booth in the main hall, talking with all the doctors and nurses about our work to highlight bladder cancer and help patients and medicos with excellent literature and resources. As usual, we raffled an EKO Vintage Reissue guitar and the winner this year was urologist Dr Peter Mactaggart.Friederika Kaide ...Continue Reading

Read the newsletter on-line here.BladderCancer.org.au News Summer Edition 2024NEW BOARD MEMBERSThis month we are delighted to announce that we have two new board members Shane Qin and Friederika Kaider.Shane is a Urology Research Fellow at Austin Health currently under Professor Damien Bolton. Aspiring to be a Urologist he has been involved in the care of many patients affected by bladder cancer and sees the challenges they face. Shane is taking over the role of secretary from past member Marc Diocera.Friederika establi ...Continue Reading

Read the newsletter on-line here.Stock up in Spring! Get all our popular Bladder Cancer booklets and brochures in our refill box.The refill box includes: 10 x Bladder Cancer Patient Guidebook 5 x Urinary Diversions booklets A full set of our Procedure Guides Bladder Cancer Care Plan BladderCancer.org.au pens and referral cards   All for a $25 tax deductible donation and including postage.   Just email us to order: contact@PROTECTED   More info about these resources on our website. www.bladderca ...Continue Reading

Read the newsletter on-line here.May Is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month 40% of bladder cancer patients do not survive. Help us promote awareness of the importance of early detection by sharing our two new videos. Please Share These Two Video Links Now[*]Early Detection - Dipstick In Wee Test at GPwww.youtube.com/watch?v=FmRoRLNpCmY   [*]Early Detection - Bladder Cancer Killswww.youtube.com/watch?v=_tv1zSnk9fM Use the hash tag: #BladderCancerKills Or you can follow and boost our posts on Twitter or Faceboo ...Continue Reading

Read the newsletter on-line here.May Is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month! All over the world, during May, charities will be working to promote awareness of Bladder Cancer. While we will have some programs for the entire month, we are focusing heavily on the first week, and we are asking you to help us by pushing out our two new Bladder Cancer awareness videos on your social media! Please Post These Two Links On Monday the 1st May[*]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmRoRLNpCmY [*]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ ...Continue Reading