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BCACF Newsletter - April 2021
We start this edition by sharing links to some other Bladder Cancer sites around the world with whom we work.
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition website is here:
In the USA, BCAN is awesome. Check out what they’re doing for Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: https://bcan.org
Canada too have a fantastic bladder cancer organisation and a website with the added benefit of being available in both French & English: https://bladdercancercanada.org/en
In Italy, Palinuro has many resources for patients who read Italian better than English: https://www.associazionepalinuro.com
Also in French, there are good resources at their national site: http://leszuros.fr
The European Association of Urology is a very active body and worth subscribing to for health care professionals working with bladder cancer patients. Read European Urology Volume 79 - 2021 May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
May is International Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. If you want to hold a fund raising event or promote awareness we are happy help! E-mail: contact@bladdercancer.org.au
Dementia & Bladder Cancer
Maria recently lost her Mum, who was suffering from dementia, to Bladder Cancer. It's a sad story, with some excellent ideas from Maria. The National Public Toilet Map
As part of the National Continence Program the Australian Government Department of Health facilitate a crowd sourced list of public toilets.
The National Public Toilet Map provides information on over 19,000 facilities across Australia: https://toiletmap.gov.au Bladder Cancer Matters Podcast
A Bladder Cancer focused podcast presented by BCAN. The latest edition with host Rick Bangs is titled: The Slippery Slope of Bladder Cancer and Radical Cystectomies with Dr. Ashish Kamat Procedure Guides
Don’t forget to use our patient procedure guides for TURBT, Cystoscopy, BCG, Cystectomy and more.
They are FREE downloads and are becoming very popular: www.bladdercancer.org.au/patient-procedure-guides
Happy Easter to all and we will be in touch again soon to launch Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.
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