by lawrence | Jul 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
Tragically, Kimberley Greaves became a young widow at just 44. Her husband, Andrew, died three and a half years after receiving a bladder cancer diagnosis. Andrew had been passing blood in his urine but had put off visiting a GP due to his busy job, though Kimberley...
by lawrence | Jul 7, 2022 | Uncategorised
The Department of Health and Social Care recommends nivolumab for high-risk people who have had surgery to remove their bladder cancer to reduce the risk of cancer returning and where chemotherapy is unsuitable. Nivolumab works by attaching to a protein called PD-L1,...
by lawrence | May 20, 2022 | Uncategorised
David Ritchie’s story David Ritchie was diagnosed with Bladder Cancer in 2019 and was left utterly devastated. He had always been extremely healthy and a keen runner. So, after being told what would need to happen to treat his bladder cancer, he felt his world...
by lawrence | Apr 21, 2022 | Uncategorised
Julia MacLeod’s story This year for bladder cancer awareness month, we are urging people to speak up about their symptoms to try and remove the embarrassment people may experience. Often these feelings mean people delay getting their symptoms checked, which may...
by lawrence | Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorised
Colin O’Sullivan is holding a charity concert for Fight Bladder Cancer and Colostomy UK After battling bladder cancer last year, which could only be treated with life-changing surgery, Colin O’Sullivan was left with two stomas. He now wants to help make a difference...
by lawrence | Apr 12, 2022 | Uncategorised
Laura MacKenzie’s story Laura’s story begins in August 2017, when she passed what she thought was blood but turned out to be faeces in her urine. This was due to a fistula caused by late-stage bladder cancer. Initially, she was told she had just weeks to live....
