Only a few weeks to go until our ever-passionate board member and patient advocate, Dr Stephanie Demkiw, heads to Colorado to collaborate with BCAN in their annual 'Think Tank'. This scientific assembly is the premier bladder cancer-specific medical meeting in North America and brings together some of the top medical and scientific minds in bladder cancer.
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Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors for Bladder Cancer
Smoking tobacco is a well-established risk factor for bladder cancer. Yet so many BCAN patients have never smoked. What are the other factors that influence risk of this disease? And, can any of them be avoided?

Webinar date/time: Tue, Jul 24th from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT
Dr. Debra Silverman, Chief of the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch within the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute, will share the latest science linking bladder cancer with exposure to a range of occupational and environmental carcinogens. Dr. Silverman will concentrate much of her talk on exposure to water pollutants and bladder cancer - a focus of her recent research.

A link to view the recorded program will be sent to all who are registered for the program after the program concludes. This is the registration link. Please feel free to share:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3487303829206792195

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Read the latest updates on current ANZUP-led Bladder Cancer trials including co-badged studies at ANZUP Bladder Cancer Trials.

The Bladder Cancer trials include: BCG+MM Trial, BL 12 Trial, PCR MIB and NMIBC-SI.
 

If you are considering BCG this is a very good article to read:
https://bladdercancer.net/living/expect-bcg-treatment/
 

Bladder Cancer patients know only too well, the value of specialist nurses who understands stomas, neo bladders, continence issues, ED treatments and all the trials that are associated with bladder cancer. Kath Schubach is Vice President of Australia & New Zealand Urology Nurses Society (ANZUNS) and also with the Victorian state chapter, VUNS.
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This company is offering home urine tests: www.wetestonline.com
It's cheaper than a doctor’s visit. Useful if you have some concerns about your wee and it's difficult for you to get to doctor. However we must stress, if you notice a change in your urine, especially pink or red urine... GET TO A DOCTOR!

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