Hi everyone and welcome to our April 2020 newsletter. These Covid-19 times present a range of new problems. What were day-to-day things last month, like going shopping, now present new difficulties for many. It can be scary just going to the supermarket. Social distancing means that there is now less eye contact as you walk […]
USANZ 2020 Cancellation
The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand has announced the cancellation of its 4–day Annual Scientific Meeting which was scheduled to commence tomorrow (Saturday 7th March) in Sydney in recognition of potential risks to the wider community stemming from the COVID 19 virus. More info on the USANZ website
My Husband’s Story
My husband was diagnosed with Bladder cancer in February 2017 after two operations to removed tumours and treatment with BCG he was clear. In February 2019 my husband started feeling unwell and pain in the lower back and leg so doctor thought was sciatic nerve pain but the pain didn’t go away and he requested […]
2020 version of our Bladder Cancer Patient Guidebook now available
The updated 2020 version of the BladderCancer.org.au Bladder Cancer Patient Guidebook is now available. Free PDF copies here. The patient guidebook is endorsed by the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand USANZ and the Australia & New Zealand Urological Nurses Society ANZUNS We will also be giving out free copies at our booth at USANZ20 from […]
Come and see us at USANZ20 in Sydney 7-10 March
BladderCancer.org.au will be at USANZ20 in Sydney with the 2020 edition of our Bladder Cancer booklets. USANZ20 is an Annual Scientific Meeting facilitated by The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) and this year is being held at the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (ICC) in Sydney between the 7th and 10th of March. If […]
BladderCancer.org.au Newsletter – February 2020
Hi everyone and welcome to our first newsletter for the year. New Facebook – Please re-follow! We lost our Facebook pages and have had to start again! Please friend us and follow us on our new official and authorised Facebook page: Friend and follow us on Facebook Today is World Cancer Day! (Feb 4th) Today, the […]
Australia’s high rates of bladder cancer deaths show why blood in urine should always be investigated
“While the relative survival (survival compared to a healthy individual of similar age) for most other cancers has improved in Australia, for bladder cancer this has decreased over time.” Professor of Surgery at Monash University Shomik Sengupta writes about how bladder cancer has a lower profile compared to other types of cancer despite it affecting […]
November 2019 – The Men’s Issue!
Hi everyone and welcome to our final newsletter for the year. This issue has a bit of a focus on male issues. Over the last few months we have attended UROGP, prepared yet another print run of Bladder Cancer Patient Guidebooks, been active on Facebook helping people where we can, and continued to be the […]
By the way I sweat a lot …
2015 I went to my GP … hoping to scam some penicillin to clear up a chest cough. As an after thought I told her that I have had random bouts of severe sweating episodes on and off for a few years – there appeared to be no pattern to it. She said it could […]
Walk For Dan (Sunday), BCAN news and Bubbles for Bladder Cancer
Walk for Dan is this Sunday! There is still plenty of time to register or donate! Walk For Dan this Sunday May 26th in Melbourne – More info and route. Help us reach our goal of $10,000 to go toward life-changing urological research. Check the current donation tally here. REGISTER OR DONATE NOW BCAN USA […]
My journey starts today
I had blood in my urine 3 months ago so went to emergency department of hospital. They did blood tests, found nothing, urine cleared up – they booked me in for cystoscopy in a months time. 3 weeks later more blood so went back to hospital – doctor told me was “probably bladder cancer” but […]