ActionBladderCancer

UK charity working to get bladder cancer the level of public awareness, patient support, treatments & medical research which bladder cancer patients deserve.

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🎃 This Halloween, knowledge is power! 💚

Know the signs of bladder cancer: blood in your pee (even once), needing to pee more often or urgently, or pain when peeing.

Don’t ignore symptoms. Speak to your GP.

https://t.co/00EWqevKpW

#BladderCancerAwareness

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Smoking greatly increases bladder cancer risk. Toxins from cigarette smoke pass into your urine, exposing your bladder to harmful chemicals. Quitting helps protect your health. 💚

#BladderCancer #Stoptober #SmokeFree

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Join our next ABC UK Online Support Group!

Nutrition & Exercise for Living Well with Bladder Cancer
Monday 7 December 2026 | 6pm
With Sophie Schogger, Highly Specialist Oncology Dietitian.

Register here: https://t.co/QS2tAbc7Co

#BladderCancerSupport #ActionBladderCancerUK

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We have a winner! 🎉Congratulations to Claire T, who correctly guessed there were 40 red flags (sweets) in our jar at #BAUN2026
Several guessed correctly, but our random wheel picked Claire!

Your M&S gift voucher will be emailed to you shortly. Enjoy! 💚

#BladderCancer #ABCUK

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Day 2 at BAUN 2026! 💚

Look who we’ve found! @lekgrover, who presented at our very first #ABCUK Nurse Education Day back in 2022. It’s lovely to catch up!

And a huge congratulations to our wonderful trustee, @jennyakins03, who was runner up BAUN Nurse of the year!

#BAUN2026

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What a brilliant time at #BAUN2026 so far! Thank you to all the fantastic nurses who are coming to visit our stand, sharing their experiences and contributing to our Patient Care Wall. So many great conversations and ideas to help improve bladder cancer care! 💚

#Bladdercancer

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We’re all set up at #BAUN2026 in Manchester! Come and see Action Bladder Cancer UK at Stand 6!

Guess the red sweets for a chance to win an M&S voucher, and share your thoughts on our Patient Care Wall: “What would help me help my patients?”

Come say hello!

#BladderCancer

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ONE SPACE LEFT on Team ABC UK! 🏃‍♀️

Join us for the 10th anniversary London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday 4 April 2027! Iconic sights, amazing atmosphere and a brilliant cause.

Contact us at [email protected] to grab the last spot!

#LLHM2027 #TeamABCUK

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Thank you to everyone who joined our ABC UK Annual Nurse Education Day on 25 September!

Congratulations to Craig J, winner of our £35 M&S voucher prize draw!

Sign up to our newsletter for details of next year’s event: https://t.co/0KQgcngwtz

#BladderCancer #UrologyNurses

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A big thank you to Di & the amazing team at Kent & Canterbury for hosting our #ABCUK stall today for #UrologyAwarenessMonth

Special thanks to Erick, Urology Suite Manager, who joined us on his day off, and to Mr Papadopoulos for popping down to say hello!

#BladderCancer

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What an amazing 5th Annual Nurse Education Day in Birmingham on Friday!
A huge congratulations to Diane Leach, our ABC UK Nurse of the Year 2026! Nominated by 3 colleagues, this recognition is a wonderful testament to her dedication and impact. Well done, Diane!

#BladderCancer

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Dr Anna Wilkins Honorary Consultant in Clinical Oncology at @royalmarsdenNHS & Niyati Lobo, Consultant Urologist at @CUH_NHS giving their talk on 'Is radical cystectomy or radical chemo-radiation the treatment of choice for muscle-invasive bladder cancer in the modern era?'

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Lovely photos of one of our Trustees, Jenny Akins, with Lizzy Rowland and Carmen Hayes.

#abcuk #nurseeducation #bladdercancer #urologynurse

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Thanks to Ellie Stewart, Gynaecology Matron & CNS Urogynaecology at @WestSuffolkNHS for presenting 'The menopausal bladder.' Giving nurses a better understanding of the role of oestrogen on the bladder & lower urinary tract.

#bladdercancer #menopause #cystectomy #nurseeducation

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Paula Allchorne, Urology Lead Nurse at Barts Health, presented 'Beyond survival: psychosexual wellbeing in women - living with and beyond bladder cancer' after lunch.

#bladdercancer #abcuk #urologynurse #nurseeducation

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More photos from lunchtime!

#bladdercancer #bladdercancerawareness #abcuk #nurseeducation

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Lunchtime - food, networking, discussions and work!

It's lovely to see people making new connections, and sharing their best practice.

#bladdercancer #UrologyNurse #nurseeducation #abcuk

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4 difficult cases - presentations by Jess Codling of Barts Health, Jenny Akins of Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sally Allison of The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Lizzy Rowland from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, before lunch.

#bladdercancer #nurseeducation

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Professor Param Mariappan - Consultant Urological Surgeon - Director, Edinburgh Bladder Cancer Surgery (EBCS), The University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital discussing 'Best practice - effective & efficient pathway' with our Nurses today.

#urologynurse #nurseeducation

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Dr Bernadett Szabados, Assistant Professor in Urology at @Cambridge_Uni following on with - Emerging trials in bladder cancer: what do they mean for clinical practice?

#bladdercancer #nurseeducation #urologynurse #abcuk