Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a form of bladder cancer that remains within the bladder lining and has not invaded deeper tissues. Standard treatments, such as intravesical (“in-bladder”) Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) (a live attenuated bacteria) or chemotherapy, are usually effective. However, these treatments may fail to control the disease for some patients.
Bladder Cancer Australia
An update from Shane Quin on immunotherapy treatments for bladder cancer.
Immunotherapy has been an area of significant research in recent years. A plethora of clinical trials have been undertaken investigating their use in the treatment of metastatic bladder cancer. Immune checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as new targeted agents (e.g. pembrolizumab, avelumab, nivolumab) that are used in certain settings.
Australian Cancer Plan
The Federal Government recently (November 2023) launched a 10-year plan to improve the outcomes and lived experience of all people with cancer in Australia. The following six strategic objectives underpin the Plan.
Artificial Intelligence In Bladder Cancer
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been in the spotlight in recent years and is strongly believed to be able to impact all areas of healthcare in the future. Bladder cancer is one area where extensive AI research is being undertaken in diagnosis, recurrence and survival.
USANZ22 EKO Guitar Winner
The Bladder Cancer Australia Charity Foundation guitar prize is fast becoming a popular convention must do at at USANZ. Delegates visiting our convention booth for our latest bladder cancer patient literature and other resources also sign up for a chance to win our guitar prize. The lucky winner this year is Nick Davies from Tasmania! […]
BladderCancer.org.au at USANZ22
The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand 2022 Conference We are distributing our Bladder Cancer Patient Guidebook and other patient resources at USANZ22 Our booth also has a draw going for an EKO EVO III D EQ guitar valued at $899.00 Note that there are costs involved in attending a conference like this and […]
Small Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
Last year on October 26th, I lost my dad to small cell carcinoma of the bladder which in case you didn’t know is very rare.
Victorian Urological Nurses Society (VUNS) Bladder Cancer Group – An Overview
By Marc DioceraGroup Coordinator, VUNS Bladder Cancer GroupGenitourinary Nurse Consultant, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre The Victorian Urological Nurses Society (VUNS) Bladder Cancer Specialist Interest Group (SIG) is a sub-speciality group of advanced practice nurses caring for patients with bladder cancer. The group was originally formed by Victorian urology nurses in 2013 to address the issues […]
May is World Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Use the hash tag #BLADDERCANCERAWARE in May and help to promote Bladder Cancer Awareness and the importance of visiting a GP if a person is seeing pink or red in their urine. You can also help by making a donation now.
2020 version of our Bladder Cancer Patient Guidebook now available
The updated 2020 version of the BladderCancer.org.au Bladder Cancer Patient Guidebook is now available. Free PDF copies here. The patient guidebook is endorsed by the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand USANZ and the Australia & New Zealand Urological Nurses Society ANZUNS We will also be giving out free copies at our booth at USANZ20 from […]
Come and see us at USANZ20 in Sydney 7-10 March
BladderCancer.org.au will be at USANZ20 in Sydney with the 2020 edition of our Bladder Cancer booklets. USANZ20 is an Annual Scientific Meeting facilitated by The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) and this year is being held at the INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (ICC) in Sydney between the 7th and 10th of March. If […]
Australia’s high rates of bladder cancer deaths show why blood in urine should always be investigated
“While the relative survival (survival compared to a healthy individual of similar age) for most other cancers has improved in Australia, for bladder cancer this has decreased over time.” Professor of Surgery at Monash University Shomik Sengupta writes about how bladder cancer has a lower profile compared to other types of cancer despite it affecting […]