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Ness Bridge in the centre of Inverness was lit orange in honour of bladder cancer patients Wow, what a month! We’re hugely thankful to everybody who helped us to raise awareness and funds for #BladderCancerMonth23. It was immense! We’ve always had incredible support...

Spotlight on bladder cancer patient and FBC volunteer, Colin O'Sullivan This May, Fight Bladder Cancer attended the Fire Brigade Union’s annual conference in Blackpool to help raise awareness of bladder cancer among firefighters. Firefighters are exposed to a variety...

Patient Advocate and bladder cancer patient Laura has been passionate about self-advocating and advocating for others living with bladder cancer or stomas, since her diagnosis with stage 4 muscle invasive bladder cancer in 2017. Laura has 20 years’ of experience in...

Chair of the England, Wales & Northern Ireland steering group and bladder cancer patient Julia spent over 21 years working in the voluntary sector. She was a Regional Director working to influence improvement in services and strategic planning before she took...

by Pamela McGowan Following on from Fight Bladder Cancer’s recent success with the Scottish Parliament in February, representatives from Fight Bladder Cancer, including patients Ravi and Michael, volunteers Anne and Mary, and staff Sana Gilfillan and Lydia Makaroff,...

Spotlight on bladder cancer patient and FBC volunteer, Colin O'Sullivan This May, Fight Bladder Cancer attended the Fire Brigade Union’s annual conference in Blackpool to help raise awareness of bladder cancer among firefighters. Firefighters are exposed to a variety...

Roger Wilson, Emma Kinloch, Lydia E Makaroff, Anna Bailey-Bearfield, Richard Stephens, Janette Rawlinson, Kathy Oliver First published in www.thelancet.com/oncology Vol 24 in May 2023 The UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Stephen Barclay, has set out...

This article by Zach Norton from Maven Imaging, explains what Carcinophobia is, and gives us 7 helpful tips to try and deal with the fear of a recurrence Photo by Joice Kelly on Unsplash Let’s face it, a diagnosis of cancer is scary. If you’ve battled bladder cancer...

In February, Fight Bladder Cancer organised a bladder cancer awareness event in the Scottish Parliament, hosted by Stuart McMillan MSP, and attended by Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Public Health, Women's Health and Sport, as well as other parliamentarians. The Members...