{"id":13197,"date":"2016-03-23T12:04:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T12:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=13197"},"modified":"2016-03-23T12:05:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T12:05:46","slug":"new-film-highlights-blood-in-urine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/23\/new-film-highlights-blood-in-urine\/","title":{"rendered":"New Film Highlights Blood in Urine"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>New film released to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and cultural issues that can delay Black and South Asian people from seeing their doctor early<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Early diagnosis of bladder and kidney cancers increases the chance of survival, so being aware of the symptoms is crucial <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Around 17,450 people in England are diagnosed with either bladder or kidney cancer every year, and around 7,600 people die annually<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As part of Public Health England\u2019s latest Be Clear on Cancer campaign, Black and Asian cancer survivors, alongside consultant urologists from Barts Health NHS Trust, Jhumur Pati and Professor Frank Chinegwundoh OBE, feature in a new film which aims to increase awareness of the key symptom for both bladder and kidney cancers \u2013 blood in urine.<\/p>\n<p>The film also highlights cultural issues associated with cancer that can delay people of South Asian, African and African Caribbean descent from seeing their doctor early when they notice unusual symptoms like blood in urine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jhumur Pati, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dr-Jhumur-Pati-Consultant-Urologist.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13199\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13199 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dr-Jhumur-Pati-Consultant-Urologist-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Jhumur Pati Consultant Urologist\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dr-Jhumur-Pati-Consultant-Urologist-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dr-Jhumur-Pati-Consultant-Urologist-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dr-Jhumur-Pati-Consultant-Urologist-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dr-Jhumur-Pati-Consultant-Urologist-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dr-Jhumur-Pati-Consultant-Urologist-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Dr-Jhumur-Pati-Consultant-Urologist-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is often a strong fear of cancer, and a perception that cancer is an incurable disease that quickly leads to death but we know that bladder and kidney cancers are more treatable if they are found early.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome prefer to see a spiritualist rather than going to see their doctor or self-treat symptoms with herbal remedies. There is nothing wrong with seeing a spiritualist however, I would\u00a0 encourage those who notice blood in their urine, even if it\u2019s just the once, to visit their doctor straight away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Frank Chinegwundoh OBE, Barts Health NHS Trust:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Blood in the urine can be caused by a variety of bladder or kidney problems. Most of them are not serious but it can be an early sign of\u00a0 bladder or kidney cancer so should not be ignored.\u00a0 Blood in urine is a symptom in most bladder cancers and almost a fifth of kidney cancers. Early diagnosis and treatment of bladder and kidney cancer is crucial, so being aware of the symptoms and knowing to go to your doctor straight away could save you or your loved one\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those diagnosed at the earliest stage (stage 1), the likelihood of surviving five years or more can be as high as 84% for kidney cancer and 77% for bladder cancer.1 However, for those diagnosed at a late stage (stage 4), survival is as low as only 10% for kidney cancer and 9% for bladder cancer.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mrs Jyoti Howe, bladder cancer survivor featured in the film: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jyoti-Howe.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13200 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jyoti-Howe-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jyoti Howe\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jyoti-Howe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jyoti-Howe-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jyoti-Howe-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jyoti-Howe-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jyoti-Howe-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jyoti-Howe-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was fit with a healthy lifestyle, going to the gym and doing yoga when I noticed blood in my urine. I had no idea that blood in urine was a key symptom of bladder cancer but I realised that I needed to get medical help straightaway. When they told me I had bladder cancer I thought they must have got it wrong, it\u2019s a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately it wasn\u2019t a mistake but luckily it was caught early and I was successfully treated. Having cancer has changed my outlook on life, before I took life for granted, now I make the most of it.<\/p>\n<p>I know cancer is still seen as a taboo in the Asian community but I\u2019m living proof that bladder cancer is more treatable if caught early. It\u2019s so important to act quickly when you notice blood in your urine, don\u2019t ignore it thinking it will go away. See your doctor without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The film can be viewed at <strong>http:\/\/bit.ly\/1U6Xd4y<\/strong> and will be aired across Black and Asian TV channels during March. For further information about the signs and symptoms of bladder and kidney cancers, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/be-clear-on-cancer\/bladder-and-kidney-cancer\/\">nhs.uk\/bloodinpee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4LmKWFBd1Pw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New film released to highlight the importance of early diagnosis and cultural issues that can delay Black and South Asian people from seeing their doctor early Early diagnosis of bladder and kidney cancers increases the chance of survival, so being aware of the symptoms is crucial Around 17,450 people in England are diagnosed with either [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,38,112,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-national-news","category-top-stories","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}