To conclude Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, we remind you of the signs and symptoms to look out for: Bladder Cancer The main symptom of bladder cancer is the presence of blood in the urine – even just once. Urine could look red, pink or brown/rusty coloured. Sometimes blood might not be visible to the naked...
May is Bladder Cancer Awareness month and we continue our personal insights with Martin’s story. “Having been a very sound and deep sleeper my whole life, I started questioning something may be wrong when I began waking up two to three times a night to empty my bladder. This condition progressed on to seeing blood...
May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month and we continue our series of personal insights with Chris’s story. “The journey for me started when, quite unexpectantly at work, there was blood in my urine. This came completely out of the blue with no other symptoms. In was crimson in colour and to say I was instantly...
This is BCA and each week during May we will bring you a patient story telling about their cancer journey, to start off we have some information from Kostas Dimitropoulos, Consultant Urological Surgeon and UCAN Board member and Anne’s story. Explaining the importance of the initiative, Consultant Urological Surgeon Kostas Dimitropoulos commented, “Bladder cancer is...
Our friends at Action Bladder Cancer UK have produced a short film to help spread awareness of the key facts about bladder cancer, although not a rare cancer many people still lack awareness of it.
Get a handle on urological health. Start by checking out this website, and following our links to other educational websites. Is there something that doesn’t feel quite right? The sooner you talk to your doctor, the sooner you may be able to have your mind put at rest. Being a non-smoker, or giving up, will...
How common is it? Bladder cancer is more common than people realise. Over 10,000 cases are diagnosed each year in the UK with nearly 100 per year in the Grampian Region. The majority of these (about 7,500) are diagnosed in men, meaning that, on average, one man in thirty will get bladder cancer at some...
There are five urological cancers: Prostate | Bladder | Kidney | Testicular | Penile Urological cancers can affect both men and women, although more common in men. They account for one in three of all cancers in men, and one in five of all cancers in men and women. 50,000 urological cancers are diagnosed every year in...
UCAN has been set up as a charity dedicated to raising awareness of urological cancers, and improving support and quality of life for people and families who are affected. It will do this by creating a centre of excellence in the north of Scotland to spearhead a vigorous programme encompassing all the following: health promotion...