Bladder Cancer Awareness Month 2022
May 2022 is bladder cancer awareness month. Whether you are directly impacted, or you'd like to find out more, we have information that can help. There are also lots of ways to help raise awareness of bladder cancer.
‘One of the most important things I did was go through that door to the Macmillan information and support centre’ - Steven, diagnosed with bladder cancer
Support for people living with bladder cancer
We provide services for people living with cancer at every stage of their cancer diagnosis. This includes help with paying bills, understanding your diagnosis, and offering a listening ear when times are tough. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with bladder cancer, there is lots of support available.
We have information about bladder cancer on our website, including:
We also have lots of information about the impacts of cancer and its treatments. Information to support caregivers is also available.
You can also download our booklet.
Alternatively, listen to our audiobooks about muscle-invasive and advanced bladder cancer and non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Call the Macmillan Support Line on 0808 808 00 00, open 7 days a week 8am to 8pm. Or email the Macmillan Support Line.
Apply for a Macmillan Grant. These are small, one-off means-tested payments to help with the extra costs that living with cancer can bring.
The Raising Your Voice toolkit is there to help everyone who is living with cancer get equal healthcare.
Use our get support guide by answering some quick questions to get information tailored to you or your loved one's situation.
Find out more about how Macmillan can help.
We can help you find support in your local area, so you can speak to people who understand what you or your loved ones are going through.
The bladder cancer forum on our Online Community is a place to chat to others who know what you or your loved one are going through. You can also read this Online Community bladder cancer awareness month blog post written by Community Champion Rily.
Ways to help this Bladder cancer awareness month
Macmillan is here for everybody living with cancer, with our specialist information, support and services. But we couldn't do it without our incredible supporters. Here are a few ways you can get involved.
