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Fight Bladder Cancer brings awareness to Westminster
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…
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Happy National Volunteers Week!
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…
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A major conditions strategy cannot replace a national cancer plan
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…
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7 Tips to Overcoming Carcinophobia
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…
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Fight Bladder Cancer at the Scottish Parliament
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…
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Fight Bladder Cancer gets NHS24’s Haematuria Guidelines Updated
Freedom of Information request results in better outcomes for Scottish patients During one of FBC’s Scottish Steering Group Meetings, retired GP Johnstone Shaw raised concerns…
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Dedicated Chair of Fight Bladder Cancer John Hester dies aged 76
John Hester, Chair of the charity Fight Bladder Cancer, died suddenly at his home in Powys, Wales, on Saturday 11 February 2023. Diagnosed with bladder…
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Christine’s Story
“If people like me don’t do something, the system isn’t going to get any better.” Many people who seek cancer care hit barriers at every turn.…
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I was told I was too young to have cancer
Holly Salmons Story Holly, a 27-year-old mum of two, had been experiencing unbearable pain and was unable to eat, sleep, or do her everyday activities. As pain took…
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Women in Scotland ZOOM support dates
The next meeting for the Women in Scotland support group will be Wednesday, the 25th of January. If you want to join the Scottish Women’s…