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We work closely with the bladder cancer community

 

Supporting and working with physicians and patient advocacy groups to understand the needs of bladder cancer patients

Our vision is a future where patients can get on with their lives and bladder cancer is seen as manageable. We have the right expertise, knowledge and skills to achieve this, but we know that through collaboration we can do this quicker and more effectively. That’s why we partner with the most eminent physicians and research teams. It’s why we work closely with healthcare systems across the world. And it’s why we strive to make our business as transparent and ethical as possible – bringing along as many people with us as we can.

Our work in bladder cancer doesn’t stop at developing new technologies and medicine. We are a highly active member of the bladder cancer community, bringing our expertise, knowledge and skills to an ever-increasing number of partnerships around the world. Because we know that we can achieve so much more when we work together than we can alone.

Working closely with patients to listen to their insights and understand their needs

We are dedicated to being present and involved across every aspect of bladder cancer, bringing as many people as we can along with us.

Patient image - Mary Beth M.
“Having bladder cancer and treating it is sort of like running a marathon, because it is a long horizon ahead of you. When you have the initial diagnosis and you have to follow that up with further TURBT*, additional biopsies, and then between that there are rounds of treatment, you’re looking at something that can take years to treat. It’s definitely very hard on you emotionally to imagine going through something like that for so long.”Mary Beth M.Bladder Cancer Patient
Patient image - Cameron T.
“During the procedure in the office setting you’re looking at everybody, everybody’s looking at the screen, my wife’s looking at the screen, I look over and I go ‘holy moly! I’m actually visually seeing the inside of my bladder!’ Knowing that they were able to see any cancer situations right there visually, in time, was pretty incredible! To be able to be told, then and there, that you are cancer free… is pretty incredible! From the standing of what cancer is, you know, the quicker the fight, the better the fight.”Cameron T.Bladder Cancer Patient
Patient image - Karen S.
“Experiencing bladder cancer myself, as a patient, has allowed me to become a better nurse and nurse navigator. I was also a caregiver to my husband who had been diagnosed with bladder cancer ... so today I feel that I can put on my ‘nurse hat’, I can put on my ‘caregiver hat’ or I can put on my “patient hat” to better the lives of persons with cancer and in particular bladder cancer.”Karen S.Bladder Cancer Patient and Nurse

*TURBT: trans-urethral resection of bladder tumors

Patient advocacy groups

In the U.S. we support the patient advocacy group Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) and their events such as “Walk to End Bladder Cancer” and the “Bladder Cancer Patient Summit”. Across Europe we have ongoing projects and conversations with multiple patient advocacy groups.

Find out more about several of the different patient advocacy groups Photocure is in contact with:

These links will direct you to a site outside of Photocure.
Finland
Syöpäjärjestöt www.cancersociety.fi
Norway
Blærekreftforeningen www.blaerekreft.no
Blærekreft Norge www.blaerekreftnorge.no
Sweden
Urinblåsecancer Sverige www.blascancerforbundet.se
USA
The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network www.bcan.org
UK
Action Bladder Cancer UK https://actionbladdercanceruk.org
Fight Bladder Cancer UK https://www.fightbladdercancer.co.uk

We are committed to credibility and trust, therefore transparency is a cornerstone of every partnership we enter. We publicly disclose our investments to healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations and patient organizations.

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