The Bladder Cancer Canada Podcast

Get ready to be inspired as we welcome back the incredible Krysta Brkich on our latest episode of The Bladder Cancer Canada podcast, this time joined by our wonderful host Summer Stewart! In this captivating installment, Summer sits down with Krysta to explore even deeper into her remarkable journey, filled with resilience, courage, and triumph over bladder cancer.From navigating the challenges of diagnosis to finding strength in the face of adversity, Krysta shares her empowering story,...

To celebrate Father's Day, we talk with Jack Moon about the humble beginnings of BCC, its phenomenal growth over the past 12 years, and about Jack’s dream for the future.

Bladder cancer doesn’t discriminate when it comes to age. In this episode, we speak with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patient Julie about her 28 years of dealing with recurring bladder cancer tumours after being diagnosed at age 22. Julie talks candidly about dealing with bladder cancer tumours during both her pregnancies and the treatment she received to save the lives of herself and her babies.We hope that through ongoing awareness, especially during bladder cancer awareness month, we...

BCG is a long name that many of us only guess at the pronunciation (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin). But most people aren’t aware it has been part of Canadian medical history for decades, and how a Canadian was involved in its use as a cancer treatment. In this podcast, hosted by Collin Whitehouse, the unique and exciting history of BCG is explained by Dr. Alexander Zlotta. Dr. Zlotta is a Professor in the Department of Surgery and Urology at University of Toronto, Director of Uro...

The average bladder cancer patient is an older male who has smoked, worked with certain chemicals or has a family history of bladder cancer. Does that mean you can’t have bladder cancer?That’s what Krysta thought. She’s a 37-year-old woman who has never smoked or worked in an industry associated with the risk of bladder cancer, and has no family history of bladder cancer. So, when she was diagnosed with bladder cancer, she was shocked. Bladder Cancer Canada's Tawny Barratt talked with Krysta ...

That’s one topic discussed by Bladder Cancer Canada’s Tawny Barratt and cancer survivor Angela in this podcast. In the podcast, Angela tells Tawny she was born with spina bifida. “My spine was on the other side of my back in a sack the size of an orange. I needed surgery to fix that and there was a lot of nerve damage.” Among other things, her brain wasn’t communicating with her bladder. “There was never a signal saying, ‘it’s time to go.’ My parents were told I would need to be cat...

Join us for this very special podcast on Mother’s Day as we talk to mom Lisa about her experience being a caregiver to her two sons, Matteo and Nicco, while they both battled cancers at very young ages.In this unbelievable story, Lisa talks candidly about her experience when Matteo, who is turning 14 years old next month, was diagnosed with bladder cancer when he was only 16 months old. Matteo would then have his bladder removed when he was 2 and a half years old after scans showed that his b...

Listen to Jane Brown on Zoomer's new show, The Morning Zoom with Sam and Jane as she talks about David Guttman and how he began Bladder Cancer Canada after being diagnosed with bladder cancer 25 years ago. She talks about her involvement with recording our first podcast, during Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, and helping to tell David's story.Jane lost her mother, Sandy, to bladder cancer in 2012 and has been an advocate at Bladder Cancer Canada in her memory since 2015. We are so grateful fo...

Zoomer Radio's Jane Brown and David Guttman, co-founder of Bladder Cancer Canada, recalls how scared and alone David felt when he got his bladder cancer diagnosis 25 years ago. Back then, awareness about bladder cancer was very low. Patients and their loved ones faced a long and lonesome road through a difficult treatment process. Often, their only support system was the medical teams who tended to their bodily disease. Even as he battled his own cancer, David wanted to ...