Fight Bladder Cancer

13/10/2026

Don't get spooked by the symptoms, get to know them.

Talking about wee might feel awkward, but knowing what to look out for matters:
🩸 Blood in your wee
🚽 Needing to wee more often or urgently, or pain when weeing
💊 UTIs that keep coming back or don't clear with treatment
⚡ Unexplained backache or abdominal pain

These symptoms can also be because of other conditions, so seeing them doesn't necessarily mean you have bladder cancer, but if you notice changes that worry you please speak to your GP. And if you do see blood in your wee, we recommend asking for an urgent GP appointment or contacting NHS 111.

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09/10/2026

Great to have the support of Dundee United Football Club as they use their game tomorrow to raise awareness for bladder cancer and our Hallo-wee-n campaign 🎃

The Dundee team will be warming up in our tshirts and we'll have a group of our Wee Family in the crowd cheering them on, so it's a big orange takeover! Good luck boys for tomorrow and thanks for the great work supporting those affected by bladder cancer 🧡

Tomorrow, is supporting Fight Bladder Cancer to help raise awareness.

Their Hallo-wee-n campaign carries an important message: blood in your wee can be a sign of bladder cancer. Don’t be scared into ignoring it, contact your GP if you notice it.

Find out more 👇

➡️ https://www.fbc.uk.com

07/10/2026

📣 Have you heard? Our Hallo-wee-n newsletter just dropped into your inbox and we're officially turning the month orange!

Whether you download our brand new awareness posters and take them to work or display them locally near you, or just help shout about it online, every action from now until the 31st will go a long way. The only thing that should be scary this month is how many people don't know about bladder cancer🫣

If you fancy doing something different, why not show you care by taking on a "Wee Scare" for bladder cancer? A fundraiser like a pumpkin carving competition, a halloween themed coffee morning, dress down day at work, bake sale or sponsored trick-or-treat run can help us to be there for everyone who needs support. Please get in touch with us for a collection pot, sponsor form or any help setting up your page. Happy fundraising!

🔗 Go to www.fbc.uk.com/halloween to download our posters
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05/10/2026

It's time to celebrate some of our amazing fundraisers who have made a huge difference to those affected by bladder cancer.

🤩 Thank you to the wonderful Emma for raising over £1,500 with her Cardiff Half Marathon! This epic feat couldn't have been easy, but doing it in lovely memory of her mum Margaret made it all the more worthwhile.

👏 Sending a huge shoutout to the amazing Denise who finished her fourth and final Kilt Walk this year. Denise walked the equivalent of a marathon across Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh all in the space of a few months! She raised over £1,000 in loving support of her dad, who is currently fighting bladder cancer.

🧡 And to our very own office administrator Vicky, thank you for everything you do here in the office, and everything you do in your spare time to continue the fight! Vicky ran 10k to represent FBC and raise valuable awareness. You are a superstar, thank you for everything!

02/10/2026

Halloween is full of things designed to scare us: ghosts, vampires, monsters and spiders. But seeing blood in your wee is something you shouldn't be frightened into ignoring🩸

So if you spot blood in your wee, notice any changes to how frequently or urgently you need to go to the bathroom, have pain when weeing or have UTIs that don't respond to antibiotics - visit your GP.

🕯️ We're also shining a light on bladder cancer awareness this month, where the biggest *scare* is how common bladder cancer is, yet it flies so far under the radar in terms of public knowledge.

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30/09/2026

It was fantastic to see Alan Davies taking to the stage on his Think Ahead tour, and even better to see bladder cancer getting a mention along the way!

Alan is a bladder cancer survivor and has spoken openly about his experience with finding blood in his urine. Our team had the chance to see Alan perform last night, and we loved that he even managed to work a small bladder cancer joke into his set! It might have raised a laugh, but moments like this help break down barriers and make bladder cancer a little less of a taboo subject.

It's always so inspiring to see someone with such a huge platform sharing about the key symptoms of bladder cancer and opening the conversation up to thousands of people!

28/09/2026

🚭 With Stoptober starting this Thursday, please make an important change for your health and stop smoking. We know that not everyone who has been diagnosed with bladder cancer is a smoker, or has smoked, but it is still the biggest risk factor and leading cause of bladder cancer in this country.

With approximately half of bladder cancer diagnoses in the UK caused by smoking, that is a huge percentage of preventable cases, which is why it's so important to try to stop if you do smoke.

Quitting isn't always easy, but you don't have to do it alone. The NHS has free tools, practical advice and support to help you to stay on track. Their Personal Quit Plan can help you prepare for your quit date and the NHS also says that if you reach 28 days smoke-free, you're 5 times more likely to quit for good 💪

Please get in touch with us if you need additional support to pledge your smoke-free month.

26/09/2026

🎃 The days are getting shorter, evenings are getting darker and there's a chill in the air ...

Halloween is around the corner and we've got something spooky planned this October; so get your pumpkins out, turn everything orange and get ready for your hallo-wee-n walks when trick or treating!

We'll be sharing more in our newsletter and on here soon, so keep your eyes p*eled for the big reveal of what you can't ignore 👀

23/09/2026

Getting bladder cancer on the global stage ✅

We were thrilled to be invited to the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition's forum this week in Hong Kong. Patients, healthcare professionals, advocates, charities, policymakers and researchers from all over the world had two days of important discussions about improving the quality of bladder cancer care.

Melanie, as a guest speaker during the forum, sat alongside other experts and patient advocates, where they addressed the need for patients to be more informed of their choices and knowledge of bladder cancer treatments that are available. The discussion found that shared decision-making for treatments, with both the patients needs and expertise from clinicians considered, needs to be ongoing and faced at every appointment.

Fight Bladder Cancer will continue to advocate for patient wellbeing at every opportunity and we are grateful to the WBCPC for allowing so many others who feel the same to come together. Here's a snippet of Melanie's talk, or go to the WBCPC website to read a full summary of the forum!

17/09/2026

Most of us flush it away without a second thought, but urine is a useful indicator of our health. Every trip to the toilet could give you valuable insight into your health; with urine it could be a change in colour, a change in how frequently or how urgently you need to go 🚽

Paying attention to these changes could help you act sooner. If you notice any changes in your p*e, see your GP.

We're proud to be supporting The Urology Foundation's campaign this Urology Awareness Month, challenging the stigma related to urinary health and raising awareness of key symptoms to look out for to get diagnosed quicker.

📣 The more awareness about bladder cancer, the better!