by Melanie Costin | Sep 18, 2025 | Uncategorised
Johnstone had a radical cystectomy with a urostomy for muscle invasive bladder cancer in 2019. At the time he was a 64 year old GP. Six years on he apparently feels better than he ever has done. The stoma certainly doesn’t get in the way of being in the gym every...
by Melanie Costin | Sep 11, 2025 | Policy and public affairs
On Wednesday 10th September, there was a Members Business Debate in the Scottish Parliament by Stuart Mc Millan on Improving Bladder Cancer Diagnosis in Scotland. The key focus was on improving earlier diagnosis and to encourage people across all communities in...
by Melanie Costin | Aug 21, 2025 | New treatments
A combination of enfortumab vedotin (Padcev) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda) will be available on the NHS in England for people with advanced bladder cancer who are eligible to receive platinum chemotherapy. Until now, for decades, patients with advanced urothelial...
by Melanie Costin | Jul 14, 2025 | Uncategorised
During Bladder Cancer Awareness Month 2025, it was fantastic to work with Merck Healthcare on a symptoms awareness-raising campaign, which took over Westminster tube station on the Jubilee line. The campaign, which encouraged people to recognise common symptoms and...
by Melanie Costin | Jun 26, 2025 | Uncategorised
Can you help us to help our army of fundraisers to do their thing by supporting their fundraising journey, every step of the way? We’re recruiting for a Fundraising Executive to: ⚒️ develop tools to support fundraisers 🥳 act as a cheerleader, celebrating...
