5 May 2025. NEWS, Raising Awareness

Supporting better conversations in care across Asia – ‘Key Questions to Ask Your Doctor or Nurse’ factsheet now available in more languages

The factsheet Key Questions to Ask Your Doctor or Nurse is now available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Traditional Chinese, helping more patients across Asia feel informed and supported thanks to our collaboration with Johnson & Johnson.

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5 May 2025. NEWS, Raising Awareness

Expanding understanding of bladder cancer across Asia – New infographic translations available

New translations of our bladder cancer infographic in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Traditional Chinese are now available thanks to our collaboration with Johnson & Johnson, helping expand access to important information across Asia.

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5 May 2025. Engaging in Advocacy, NEWS

Statement calls on EU policymakers to preserve health funding in future EU budget

For the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework, the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition has joined a joint statement urging policymakers to preserve health funding and prioritise investment in programmes like EU4Health and Horizon Europe.

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1 May 2025. NEWS, Raising Awareness

Bladder Cancer Awareness Month 2025: Feeling Unsure? Get Checked.

For Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, WBCPC highlights the importance of recognising symptoms early, encouraging people to act quickly through the “Feeling Unsure? Get Checked” campaign.

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27 April 2025. NEWS, Raising Awareness

Patient experience week: listening, learning, and leading with Compassion

This Patient Experience Week, we highlight the urgent need to not only raise awareness of bladder cancer symptoms but also to build a more compassionate, supportive, and person-centred care experience for everyone affected.

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EUrology Session on Bladder Cancer report cover page
24 April 2025. Engaging in Advocacy, NEWS

EUrology Session on Bladder Cancer report launched

WBCPC and EAU launched a report from the EUrology Session on Bladder Cancer, addressing key challenges like delayed diagnosis, outdated equipment, and treatment inequalities across Europe.

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Dr. Lydia Makaroff, President of the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition, sharing her viewpoint
15 April 2025. Engaging in Advocacy, EVENTS

EU bladder cancer roundtable: Key priorities for policy, care, and research

WBCPC participated in the EU Bladder Cancer Roundtable, organised by the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies to discuss diagnosis, disparities, research, and policy recommendations. 

Bladder cancer has been left out of too many EU policy frameworks. That must change. Europe has the tools, the funding, and the ambition. But unless bladder cancer is clearly included in the plan, people will continue to be diagnosed too late, go unsupported, and face avoidable hardship. We are here as a coalition of patient advocates ready to work with you. Together we can build a cancer plan that includes everyone.
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Speaker sharing his presentation and viewpoints
8 April 2025. Engaging in Advocacy, EVENTS

Tobacco endgame in Europe: A turning point for bladder cancer prevention

WBCPC participated in a European policy event on the tobacco endgame, where discussions centred on prevention, public health law, and a smoke-free future.

 

What seemed impossible now, very little time later, became achievable. Just like smoke-free policies went from unimaginable to standard in a short time, tobacco endgame strategies are following a similar path.
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7 April 2025. EVENTS, Raising Awareness

World Health Day – Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures

This World Health Day, we highlight the importance of early detection and support to ensure healthy beginnings and hopeful futures for people affected by bladder cancer.

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2 April 2025. Engaging in Advocacy, EVENTS

Securing a healthier future: Why EU funding matters for bladder cancer patients

WBCPC participated at an EU4Health event where discussions focused on health funding in the next Multiannual Financial Framework.

Over 40% of cancers are preventable by addressing key risk factors. This includes avoiding tobacco and alcohol consumption, maintaining a healthier diet, engaging in physical activity, and reducing exposure to pollution.
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