The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition is pleased to join a global campaign together with almost 300 organisations to endorse the Joint letter on Covid-19 and cancer as a call to action. The co-signing organisations express commitment and readiness to support governments in addressing the challenges in an effort to help people affected by cancer, including bladder cancer, around the world.
We recognise that healthcare systems are under unprecedented pressure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and that the global crisis has not ended yet,
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition highlights the impact of bladder cancer on women and celebrates women patient advocates around the world.
Bladder cancer and women
Although bladder cancer is often considered a disease of older men, bladder cancer also affects women. Around 1 in 4 cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed in women. Whilst it is more prevalent in men, studies show that women are more likely to be diagnosed with more advanced tumours.
On the occasion of the World Cancer Day, the Global Cancer Coalitions Network (GCCN), of which WBCPC is a member, has launched a report COVID-19: Impact on Cancer Patient Organisations Worldwide in 2020.
Launched at the GCCN virtual event Coalition Connection on February 4, the survey results highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer patient groups and show that patient advocacy organisations face a clear and present danger with few signs of reprieve as the pandemic continues.
On the occasion of the World Cancer Day on 4 February, the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition is proud to join the international cancer community in shining light on cancer challenges and our collective efforts to overcome them.
Together, all our actions matter. Throughout 2020 we saw how much we could achieve when working towards a common goal, even during the most challenging year in recent history. We celebrate World Cancer Day, highlighting the strength of even the smallest individual actions and the urgent need for collaboration.
EAU21, Europe’s largest Annual Urology Congress, will take place in Milan from 9 through 12 July 2021. The European Association of Urology (EAU) provides patient organisations and patient advocates with a stage to voice their goals and objectives at this congress.
The patient-physician disconnect will be one of the themes at the annual EAU Congress in Milan 2021. The EAU offers patient advocates the opportunity to present their research into diagnostics,
Today, the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has launched a Call to Action COVID-19 Vaccinations and patients with cancer: Vaccinate. Monitor. Educate.
The document calls for the European Union (EU) Member States’ COVID-19 vaccination strategies to consider prioritising cancer patients in line with the WHO principles aiming to reduce deaths and disease burden. ESMO encourages the countries to collect data in order to monitor the effects of the vaccines in the vulnerable population and take the lead in education and instilling confidence amongst public and patients with cancer.
Los grupos de cáncer de vejiga en todo el mundo, pequeños y grandes, juegan un papel importante en la mejora de la situación para los pacientes y sus familiares. Nuestra visión es establecer un grupo de pacientes con cáncer de vejiga en cada país. Aún nos falta mucho por recorrer, pero hemos comenzado a avanzar en el camino correcto.
Son muchas cosas que hay que tomor en cuenta al establecer un grupo de pacientes con cáncer de vejiga y puede ser difícil saber dónde empezar.
“We are looking to hire a Project Coordinator to join our young and dynamic organisation. This is project management, and project development focused role, as the Project Coordinator would lead several core annual projects and contribute to the development of deliverables. The Project Coordinator would also support the Executive Director on activities to further the organisation’s mission objectives.
The Project Coordinator would be reporting to the Executive Director, with an estimated time allocation for:
Project management and development – 70%
Other responsibilities – 30%
Every day we are working towards ensuring the best information,
“On 14th December, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has published the updated GLOBOCAN 2020 with new estimates on the global cancer burden, indicating that it has risen to 19.3 million cases and 10 million cancer deaths in 2020.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer estimates that globally, 1 in 5 people develop cancer during their lifetime, and 1 in 8 men and 1 in 11 women die from the disease.
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition was invited to join the World Health Organization’s Informal consultation on people living with non-communicable diseases (PLWNCDs). The three-day meeting brought together WHO experts and over 100 participants from civil society organisations, patient groups and people living with NCDs.
The goal of the informal consultation was to listen to the community and explore ways to create meaningful engagement opportunities for PLWNCDs within the workstreams of the WHO.
