21 October 2022. NEWS, Raising Awareness

Campaign report: Bladder Cancer Awareness Month 2022

Explore our BCAM report and learn more about our campaign, its results and the wonderful global participation received.

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14 October 2022. NEWS, Raising Awareness

Turkish Start-up guide for bladder cancer groups

The latest edition of the Start-up guide launches today in the Turkish language. This guide enlarges our suite of English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic resources.

I hope this will inspire patients and families to come together to start the first support network for people affected by bladder cancer in Türkiye and beyond. Our suite of resources is now available in many widely spoken languages of the Middle East and West Asia regions.
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10 October 2022. EVENTS, Raising Awareness

World Mental Health Day 2022

World Mental Health Day is a chance for us to rekindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health worldwide.

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28 September 2022. NEWS, Raising Awareness

September newsletter is out!

Explore the latest news from the bladder cancer community around the world!

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27 September 2022. Building Community, EVENTS

Examples from the patient community at World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum 2022

Our member organisations rise to the challenge every day. At the Forum, they shared their impactful activities, which provide support, information and advance advocacy for bladder cancer patients.

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26 September 2022. EVENTS, Raising Awareness

Urology week 2022 – September 26 -30

Urology week aims to raise awareness on the importance of early diagnosis of bladder cancer as it can significantly improve its treatment outcomes.

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21 September 2022. Building Community, EVENTS

World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum 2022 – Taking bladder cancer patient’s voice forward

This year’s forum was a milestone event for our international community. We got to get together for the first time in person, sharing advance insights from our first bladder cancer patient and caregiver survey.

One of the call-to-action items is to increase the awareness of bladder cancer signs and symptoms in general but also specifically to primary care physicians.
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2 September 2022. NEWS, Raising Awareness

Stigma: The invisible side of bladder cancer – new advocacy infographic

We have published a new infographic highlighting the challenge of stigma often faced by people affected by bladder cancer.

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26 August 2022. Engaging in Advocacy, NEWS

WBCPC Executive Director Alex Filicevas nominated candidate for UICC’s Board of Directors

We are thrilled to share that Alex Filicevas was nominated as candidate for the elections of the Board of Directors for the Union for International Cancer Control.

I would be honoured to bring my patient advocacy and multi-stakeholder collaboration experience to the UICC Board of Directors, representing World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition and offering patient community perspective in the strategic direction of the organisation. I believe the foundation of successful advocacy and change is strong local organisations. I would like to ensure that extensive capacity building offering of UICC continues to grow, by listening and responding to member’s needs.
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22 August 2022. Building Community, NEWS

Setting up an online support forum for people affected by bladder cancer 

Lydia Makaroff, President of the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition and Chief Executive Officer of Fight Bladder Cancer UK, highlights the importance of setting up an online support forum for people affected by bladder cancer

The group slowly grew from 40, to 400, to almost 5000 members. Now we have a team of 10 moderators from around the world who monitor the pages and provide support to everyone who posts
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