If you are having difficulty reading this email please click here.Australian Bladder Cancer Specialist Directory   The BCACF is working toward creating the definitive directory of health professionals involved with Bladder Cancer in Australia. This will be a valuable resource for all patients across the country as they go through their personal bladder cancer journey. You can add your name to the directory here: Add Professional Listing The BladderCancer.org.au web site has over 50 unique visitors e ...Continue Reading

If you are having difficulty reading this email please click here. Greetings to everyone during the Festive Season! It was 7 years ago this week when I was admitted to hospital for my radical cystectomy & neo bladder operation. For me it's a great time to celebrate life, having beaten bladder cancer. It's also a reflective time when I recall lost loved ones and dear friends who weren't as lucky as I was. We started our Bladder Cancer organisation five years ago. Born out of thanks for my amazing medical team, and a ...Continue Reading

If you are having difficulty reading this email please click here. Think Tank 2018: Bigger and Better than ever! Earlier this month, our board member Dr Stephanie Demkiw was fortunate enough to attend the BCAN Think Tank in Denver, Colorado - a meeting that brings together 250 of the top medical and scientific minds in bladder cancer. The meeting opened with a session for patient advocates. This included approximately 30 patients, many of which have undergone neobladder or ileal-conduit surgery and whose stories and ex ...Continue Reading

If you are having difficulty reading this email please click here. Flying our Aussie Flag at BCAN's 2018 Think Tank in Denver, Colorado 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. Read more... BCAN Patient Ins ...Continue Reading

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness month around the world, so we are jumping in with a May fundraiser. The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) in the USA is the biggest bladder cancer organisation. Our board member, Dr Stephanie Demkiw, has been formally invited to attend the International BCAN Think Tank conference in Colorado in August. It is excellent for our charity to be aligned with this huge NPO so we are working on raising the funds to get Stephanie there. The total trip cost is $3000.00 so thi ...Continue Reading

Download the Bladder Cancer Australia Charity Foundation September 2017 newsletter: www.bladdercancer.org.au/pdf/BC_News_Sep_2017.pdf ...Continue Reading

Thanks to The Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Carol Stott & A/Prof Richard Millard, their great booklet for patients facing a Urinary Diversion is now available as a free download on our website. Our charity receives no external funding. We rely on donations. You can donate easily to our Foundation here: https://www.bladdercancer.org.au/donations/ Thanks Bladder Cancer Australia Charity Foundation ...Continue Reading

New Bladder Cancer booklet available for FREE download: https://www.bladdercancer.org.au/ See the patient surveys here: https://www.bladdercancer.org.au/bladder-cancer-resources/bladder-cancer-patient-surveys/ ...Continue Reading

Hi Everyone, We've had an impact at the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Convention in Canberra over the weekend with our new Bladder Cancer booklet. We've done ABC Radio interviews & ABC news posts. Associate Professor Nathan Lawrentschuk and I have both done interviews for TV. We might be on ABC News tonight. We received more donations today and two new patient stories and heaps of requests for booklets. Great news people! Thanks for your support. We can save lives. Please send the links to a ...Continue Reading

Hi there The neobladder.com.au survey results have been updated.  View the current NeoBladder Survey Results. We also have a new survey on Ileal Conduit patients. You can see that survey at https://www.ilealconduit.com.au If you do not wish to receive any further updates please click here to be instantly removed from our mailing list. ...Continue Reading