Bladder Cancer Canada News and Stories

Our mission is to provide crucial resources and support to those navigating the complexities of bladder cancer.

This webinar will help individuals understand the emotional challenges that come with receiving a bladder cancer diagnosis and provide practical guidance and support.

Joanne was first diagnosed with Carcinoma In Situ, then later with high-grade and invasive bladder cancer - this is her story.

Florence is a remarkable 100 and a half-year-old woman living with a urostomy for almost thirty years - this is her story.

Tim was diagnosed at 49 years old – just a couple months shy of his 50th birthday. Here is his story.

Audrey was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2017, here is her first-person account of her experience.

During this workshop, caregivers will learn strategies to identify feelings of stress and burnout and learn about resources to help support them in their role.

This week is set aside to recognize BCC volunteers for helping people affected by bladder cancer.

Learn about the benefits of physical activity when living with and beyond bladder cancer, along with tips for becoming and staying active.

Join Bladder Cancer Canada in Hamilton for a Bladder Cancer Patient Education Meeting at Copetown Woods Golf Club.

Join the Fight against Bladder Cancer and become a member of the BCC 12 in 1 League Today

In recognition of World Cancer Day, Bladder Cancer Canada was invited to join BCAN’s podcast, ‘Bladder Cancer Matters’.

In 2011 Zina Lombardi, a mother of 3 young boys, was diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

This webinar provides a history of BCG and answers many questions about this form of immunotherapy.

Peter will discuss his diagnosis of bladder cancer, the challenges around surgery and how he focused on goals during recovery.

This webinar discusses how CIS is different from other types of bladder cancer and why this early stage of bladder cancer needs to be treated aggressively.

The story of Bladder Cancer Canada(BCC) began with two people – David Guttman and Jack Moon...

Like many bladder cancer patients, Julie has a unique story which highlights many concerns of patients...

In this podcast, hosted by Collin Whitehouse, the unique and exciting history of BCG is explained by Dr. Alexander Zlotta.

We are honored to work with Jonathan to share the story of his bladder cancer diagnosis...

This webinar discusses immunotherapy and how it works in your body and treatments to muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients.

Does that mean you can’t have bladder cancer?

Through months of cystoscopies, surgeries and finally, BCG treatments, Jonathan decided to capture the ups and downs of his cancer journey and through his writing and photography.

Bladder Cancer Canada is thrilled to introduce our new Women's Only Virtual Support Group! Find out more.

That’s one topic discussed by Bladder Cancer Canada’s Tawny Barratt and cancer survivor Angela.

We are honored to work with Jonathan to share the story of his bladder cancer diagnosis. Through months of cystoscopies, surgeries and finally, BCG treatments, Jonathan decided to capture the ups and downs of his cancer journey and through his writing and photography, patients and others in his life

Join us for this very special podcast on Mother’s Day as we talk to mom Lisa about her experience being a caregiver to her two sons, Matteo and Nicco, while they both battled cancers at very young ages. In this unbelievable story, Lisa talks candidly about her experience when Matteo, who is turnin

We are happy to announce our next webinar session for bladder cancer patients and their support teams! Join us on Tuesday, May 24 at 7pm ET for a webinar on Immunotherapy. In this webinar, we will discuss what is immunotherapy and how it works in your body and treatments to muscle-invasive bladder c

Our theme for Bladder Cancer Awareness Month is simple: Let’s make bladder cancer impossible to ignore. Follow along this month and… Know the factsHear the storiesGet support There’s something for everyone this month, regardless of whether you’ve been recently diagnosed with bladder cancer,

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As a longstanding volunteer with BCC, I thought I was well versed in “all things BCC”. These past few months, learning the ropes as the incoming Chair have proven me wrong – and in a very good way!  I’ve learned that BCC is a highly engaged and committed community that continues to exce

Join us on Tuesday, March 8th at 7pm ET for a free webinar on BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) for bladder cancer patients and caregivers. In this webinar, we’ll explain what BCG is, how it’s used to treat bladder cancer, potential side effects and the different strains that are currently availabl

Sharing your professional experience & empowering patients/caregivers.

Telling your personal story & using your advocacy tools. This webinar is for patients/caregivers only.

The fundamentals of advocacy.

Happy New Year! Settling into my role as “Past Chair” of Bladder Cancer Canada I reflect early in this new year upon the blessings we can appreciate at Bladder Cancer Canada. As this New Year begins, our Executive Director Michelle Colero and her Team are hard at work on delivering services