Update on my BCG treatment was I never got to number 6, I was admitted into the San with what was eventually diagnosed as BCGosis… I basically contracted Tuburculosis, means I can no longer have BCG, am now having Chemo infusion… 3 down, three more, wait six weeks then a biopsy. Very nervous about how […]
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My BCG Journey
I’m a 65 year old guy, whose life turned upside down in May this year. I was already under a urologist for prostate cancer due to my family history. I was walking over greasy rocks at Narrabeen and had a fall, cracked ribs, had blood in my urine…. had tests and was referred to another […]
Fight Club: Immunotherapy bladder cancer treatment
“When Steven Jones-Evans was diagnosed with bladder cancer, the prognosis was grim. His only hope was new – and expensive – immunotherapy. His response to the treatment was nothing short of astonishing.” Sydney Morning Herald article by Jane Cadzow Read the full story: Fight Club: Immunotherapy bladder cancer treatment
Bladder Cancer- common yet unheard of.
Following recurrent non-invasive bladder cancer over five years, resections, and treatment plans which consisted of BCG, radiotherapy, and hyperbaric treatment, in October 2014 my father lost his battle with Bladder Cancer at the age of only 48. Following the failure of these treatment plans in early/mid 2014 he was advised to undergo a cystectomy and […]
News from bladdercancer.org.au (Sep 2017)
Download the Bladder Cancer Australia Charity Foundation September 2017 newsletter: www.bladdercancer.org.au/pdf/BC_News_Sep_2017.pdf
Our booklet endorsed by the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
The Bladder Cancer – Solving The Puzzle booklet is endorsed by the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) – August 2017 Further to your letter of 3 April 2017 …. seeking endorsement of the Bladder Cancer Booklet produced by the Bladder Cancer Australia Charity Foundation, the Board referred it to the Genitourinary Special […]
Story from across the ditch
Husband is Aussie so hopes that counts! Bladder issues for several years before malignant cells found in urine in early 2013. Much delay & seemingly indifference from drs, disease progresses to stage 4 by June 2014. Chemo, RC with ic, which showed cancer in prostate as well as nodes & bladder. A few months later […]
Free Booklet on Urinary Diversions
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 Our charity receives no external funding. We rely on donations. You can donate easily to our Foundation here: https://www.bladdercancer.org.au/donations/
New Bladder Cancer booklet available for FREE download
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/
Rod Sunderland
Survivor of 10 years.
Bladder Cancer Australia Charity Foundation on ABC Radio (Listen)
Bladder Cancer Australia Charity Foundation co-founders urological surgeon Professor Nathan Lawrentschuk and musician Tony Moore talk to Greg Bayliss on ABC Radio Canberra 27th February 2017 Listen here: