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  • The “official color of bladder cancer”

    Posted by Cynthia on November 6, 2011 at 12:20 am

    Today I had a conversation with someone that told me there was a disagreement on another site about the “official color of bladder cancer” The colors that we recognize as being for bladder cancer came up and there has been some remarks. It always hurts my heart when these issues come up. There is more than enough room for two bladder cancer organizations, if you Google breast cancer organizations you will get hundreds of hits. Both organizations have hard working well meaning people and have their own agendas and goals with mountains to move. There is room for a dozen organizations if that is what it takes to get the job done.

    You will see yellow used for bladder cancer but it is used for Living Strong and the military to name a few organizations. (I personally think yellow is a very unfortunate color for bladder cancer)

    Orange is also used but was adopted by the Kidney foundation among others.

    No other single color was not in use and we needed something that stood out. That made someone ask what is that so we could say well let me tell you……

    Marigold, Blue and purple are the colors we chose to symbolize bladder cancer

    http://www.choosehope.com/category/bladder-cancer-marigold-blue-purple

    Here is a link to the meaning of our colors

    http://bladdercancersupport.org/abu/bladder-cancer-logo

    What ever color you chose to use it is ok because in the end we have more in common than a color we have a common enemy. How do you really give an “official” color to something like bladder cancer,what color is fear or pain or despair? I don’t know all I can do is keep my eye on the ball, working to see the day come we can turn the key and turn out the lights on the ABLCS because it is no longer needed.


    Cynthia Kinsella
    T2 g3 CIS 8/04
    Clinical Trial
    Chemotherapy & Radiation 10/04-12/04
    Chemotherapy 3/05-5/05
    BCG 9/05-1-06
    RC w/umbilical Indiana pouch 5/06
    Left Nephrectomy 1/09
    President American Bladder Cancer Society
    Rockyiss replied 13 years, 2 months ago 6 Members · 6 Replies
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    rockyiss

    Member
    December 11, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    I havn’t been on for awhile , but I vote clear also. I could never understand the need for a disease to be any color. I have had an aunt ,sister, and niece with breast cancer but whenever I see pink I think of how it used to signify new babie girls, and little girls. But now pink is a disease. I know that people make money off of pink and I will probaly hear about it , but lets give the color pink back to the baby girls. I am sorry if I have offended anyone that has, or had breast cancer that is not my intention ever. Rocky

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    catherineh

    Member
    November 8, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    Great idea, George! I vote for CLEAR too! Clear wrist bands would look awesome and match every outfit! Clearly a great fashion accessory!

    Great snap, DieselDoc! Had to “borrow” it… :laugh:


    Best wishes… Catherine

    TURBT 1/21/10 at age 55
    Dx: T2aN0M0 Primary Bladder Adenocarcinoma
    Partial Cystectomy 2/25/10
    Vanderbilt Medical Center
    Nashville, TN

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    dieseldoc

    Member
    November 8, 2011 at 12:31 am

    That is clearly a good choice!!!
    :) :laugh: :woohoo: :silly: :side: :lol:
    One of my best snaps yet!!!!


    T1,NO,MO battling bladder cancer since 2005
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    gkline

    Member
    November 7, 2011 at 10:22 pm

    I have an idea about color for bladder cancer…. how about CLEAR! That is what we want…..Clear plastic wristbands, clear margins, clear reports every Dr. visit.

    We all just want to be Cleared of cancer so we can get on with our lives!

    I vote for clear.
    Nobody has used it yet….. so there!

    George


    Light a man a fire and he is warm for an evening.
    Light a man ON fire and he’s warm forever.

    08/08/08…RC neo bladder
    09/09/09…New Hip
    =
    New Man! [/size]

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    DougG

    Member
    November 6, 2011 at 1:40 am

    Absolutely!


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    dieseldoc

    Member
    November 6, 2011 at 1:36 am

    AMEN!!


    T1,NO,MO battling bladder cancer since 2005

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