December 17, 2021 To: Physicians Prescribing Treatment for Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) Until 2021, TICE BCG was the only strain available in Canada A second strain of BCG recently received conditional approval by Health Canada in 2021 and is available in the Canadian market: VERITY-BCG(TM)The past shortage of BCG is therefore resolved. The Medical AdvisoryRead more
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Jonathan remembers the first time he saw blood in his urine. It was his and Mandy’s anniversary. We are honoured to work with Jonathan and his wife, Mandy, to share the story of his bladder cancer diagnosis. Through months of cystoscopies, surgeries and finally, BCG treatments, Jonathan thought to capture the ups and downs ofRead more
Critical Bladder Cancer Drug Now Fully Available After Years of Shortages Health Canada releases VERITY-BCG™ bladder cancer treatment for distribution From Verity Pharmaceuticals: TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2021 /CNW/ – Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received approval to begin distributing VERITY-BCG™ (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin [BCG]: Strain Russian BCG-I). This approval means that hospitals and clinics across Canada will no longerRead more
A report from the 2021 Canadian Bladder Cancer Forum. By: Scott Moffat Video summaries from Bladder Cancer Canada Chair and Medical Advisory and Research Boards are available below: Ferg Devins, BCC Chair Dr Peter Black, Chair, BCC Medical Advisory and Research Boards Dr. Srikala Sridhar, Vice Chair BCC Medical Advisory Board Dr. Girish Kulkarni, ViceRead more
By: Tom Eremondi Read time: 3.5 minutes Admittedly old school, Gerry Ross’ approach to dealing with a local walk sponsor nurtured and enhanced the relationship to a surprising level. This story, however, dates back about five years ago when the Kingston resident was diagnosed with both bladder and prostate cancer. As he was undergoing treatment,Read more
By: Tawny Barratt Read time: 16 minutes Thanks so much for joining us during Bladder Cancer Awareness month! There are currently 80,000 Canadians currently living with a bladder cancer diagnosis and 12,000 more will be diagnosed this year. At Bladder Cancer Canada, we are doing everything we can to increase awareness of this devastating diseaseRead more
DATE: MAY 17, 2021 TORONTO – On behalf of the Board of Directors of Bladder Cancer Canada, Survivor and Volunteer Board Chair Ferg Devins is delighted to announce the appointment of Michelle Colero to the position of Executive Director for the national organization. “Michelle brings incredible strengths to the Bladder Cancer Canada team,” remarked survivor andRead more
1. Bladder Cancer Canada has identified awareness and outreach to be a critical priority in 2021. We know that 80,000 Canadians are living with bladder cancer and that our community base consists of approximately 10% of these patients. BCC is strategizing new communications and awareness initiatives to target newer audiences that currently may not beRead more
As part of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, we were so proud to collaborate with our friends EMD Serono and Pfizer on this patient video, featuring an important member of our bladder cancer community. Blair has urothelial bladder cancer and is a proud volunteer at Bladder Cancer Canada – in this video, he talks about howRead more
By Jess Baria Read time: 4 minutes On March 17, 2021, my doctor called with the results of my annual blood test. There were microscopic traces of blood in my urine, he said. “We must rule out bladder cancer. You have a cystoscopy scheduled in 40 days.” I’m no stranger to chronic health conditions. EvenRead more