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Welcome to BEAT Bladder Cancer Australia. We hope our patient-friendly information helps you feel informed, supported and inspired on your bladder cancer journey.
Bladder Cancer Information & Support
Please explore the information, experiences and practical advice to help you through your bladder cancer journey.
Bladder Cancer
• Is the 11th most common cancer in Australia.
• Affects people of all ages.
• Over 3000 Australians are diagnosed each year.
• Is much more treatable if detected early.
• The most common symptom is blood in the urine.
We are here to Help
Feeling anxious about your diagnosis and uncertain about the choices available to you?
Why not join our Support Group to talk to others who understand what a bladder cancer diagnosis really means and who can offer you a guiding hand?
Your Story
It helps to hear about other people’s experiences. You are not alone. Hear from patients and carers on their bladder cancer journey, how it changed their life, and how they are dealing with it.
If you would like to share your story, please contact us at info@beatbladdercanceraustralia.org.au
Patient & Carer Support
We are proud to offer the most comprehensive range of patient & carer support services ever available to bladder cancer patients in Australia.
We have collaborated with Australia’s leading cancer NFP organisations to provide a range of existing services as well as exciting new services. These offer emotional and practical support, as well as bladder cancer specific advise & support.
Anna's Story - Our Inspiration
Anna Lynch was 45, a mother of two young children and a loving wife to Adam. In September 2017, after a 14-month battle with bladder cancer, she tragically passed away.
Anna showed none of the typical bladder cancer risk factors – she was fit and healthy, a practicing nutritionist, and a very calm person.
Despite the best medical care available, Anna’s battle was – at every stage – the ‘worst case scenario’. She endured a radical cystectomy with neobladder, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, but there was just no getting ahead of the disease.
“Anna was my wife. I am so very proud of her grace, her bravery, her thoughtfulness for others, her strength, and her unwavering positivity. During her illness, she inspired so many people to see the beauty that is all around us; and to slow down, to stop ‘doing’ and just ‘be’ - this was her legacy.
Anna was the inspiration for the creation of BEAT Bladder Cancer Australia. We are here because of her. We are here to help prevent this tragic story from tearing apart the lives of other families.”
- Adam Lynch, Anna’s husband and CEO & Founder of BEAT Bladder Cancer Australia
