The fountains will turn red from May 1 in Toulouse, and for the whole month. The objective of urologists for this 4th edition of the bladder cancer month is to alert the general public to the first symptoms of this cancer which affects 13,000 to 20,000 additional people each year and causes 5,000 deaths per year. We observe four times more cases in men than in women and remission rates of 80% to 5%, depending on the case.
“Red urine, I’m moving”
In 80 to 90% of cases, the first symptom is the presence of visible blood in the urine. It is to symbolize this that the waters of the fountains of Places Wilson, de la Trinité, Dupuy, des Puits-Clos, du Grand-Rond and the Palais de Justice will be colored, with the support of the city of Toulouse.
Stickers stuck near these fountains will bear the signature of the 2024 campaign “Red urine, I move” and a QR linking to the dedicated pages of the website of the French Association of Urology (AFU). “Too little known to the general public, bladder cancer is a real public health issue,” points out Benjamin Pradere, urologist at the Urosud center at the La Croix du Sud clinic and member of the AFU bladder oncology committee. It is essential to make the general public aware of the warning signs. »