I guess many of us UK peeps will remember her on X Factor - an incomplete para with an amazing voice. Although her chair was very visible when rehearsing, they were very inventive in the ways they kept the wheelchair out of view whilst she was performing on stage and the amazing dresses they used.
Bladder cancer has quite elevated % occurance in us spinally injured and as is a small cell cancer it can be fatal quite quickly.
If anything else this sad news should remind us to keep up with cytoscopies!!
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X Factor Paraplegic Kerry Dies Of Bladder Cancer
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, Jan 05 2012 12:13 PM
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Posted 06 January 2012 - 08:15 PM
Cathing and UTI maybe? I remember years ago they told us to stop using Milton sterilising fluid for caths as there was some concern.
Maybe we can't feel the symptoms till its too late?
Maybe we can't feel the symptoms till its too late?
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Posted 06 January 2012 - 08:22 PM
Jesus thats awful! I didn't even realise she had cancer! Thoughts with her family and friends!
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Posted 06 January 2012 - 10:03 PM
Tinbasher, on 06 January 2012 - 08:15 PM, said:
Cathing and UTI maybe? I remember years ago they told us to stop using Milton sterilising fluid for caths as there was some concern.
Maybe we can't feel the symptoms till its too late?
Maybe we can't feel the symptoms till its too late?
Yeah, I think it must be a result of recurring UTI's. I guess an increase in risk could also be a result of having an in-dwelling catheter. I'd think that intermittent catheterization is such a relatively quick -- albeit repetitive -- process that it wouldn't significantly raise one's risk, but I'm no expert. I'm going to ask my urologist the next time I see him.
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Posted 06 January 2012 - 10:28 PM
It is the chronic irritation from infection mainly. The result is a relatively unusual and more difficult to treat form of bladder cancer, squamous cell rather than the usual transitional cell. The commonest presentation of bladder tumours is bleeding, not pain, so late presentation due to lack of sensation is unlikely to be the problem. You could argue that most of us see our urine more than most ABs and are therefore better placed for early diagnosis. Added to this regular urological checks means late presentation should be unusual. The problem is squamous cell tumours are more aggressive and less amenable to tetment.
Yeah, I think it must be a result of recurring UTI's. I guess an increase in risk could also be a result of having an in-dwelling catheter. I'd think that intermittent catheterization is such a relatively quick -- albeit repetitive -- process that it wouldn't significantly raise one's risk, but I'm no expert. I'm going to ask my urologist the next time I see him.
Grinch83, on 06 January 2012 - 10:03 PM, said:
Tinbasher, on 06 January 2012 - 08:15 PM, said:
Cathing and UTI maybe? I remember years ago they told us to stop using Milton sterilising fluid for caths as there was some concern.
Maybe we can't feel the symptoms till its too late?
Maybe we can't feel the symptoms till its too late?
Yeah, I think it must be a result of recurring UTI's. I guess an increase in risk could also be a result of having an in-dwelling catheter. I'd think that intermittent catheterization is such a relatively quick -- albeit repetitive -- process that it wouldn't significantly raise one's risk, but I'm no expert. I'm going to ask my urologist the next time I see him.
Edited by Iain, 06 January 2012 - 10:34 PM.
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