Save the date for our first World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum 2021 taking place virtually on September 22, 2021.
Join us on September 22 for the World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum 2021 as we exchange knowledge, explore challenges and focus on the path forward for bladder cancer patient community around the globe.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Lydia Makaroff as the new President of the organisation.
I am honoured to be elected as President of this organisation and thankful to Ken for his outstanding leadership as Founding President. I am so excited to be working alongside Ken, the rest of the Board, our patient advisory panel, and our talented staff Alex and Theodoros, in order to help the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition to unite the global bladder cancer patient community and foster the establishment of new bladder cancer patient organisations.
Dedicated campaign for Bladder Cancer Awareness Month: Providing clearer information about bladder cancer, its causes and symptoms will help reduce the impact of this disease – and save thousands of lives.
We are working hard to connect a growing network of bladder cancer patient communities. Our aim is for the map to become a living tool – a new resource for knowledge sharing and dialogue that supports bladder cancer communities, stimulates wider cooperation, and educates more people about the disease worldwide. We believe this effort can contribute to reducing the burden of bladder cancer in every country.
WBCPC and SIU enter into a formal two-year partnership with the aim to improve the quality of bladder cancer best practices and standards of care worldwide.
The patient’s voice is a critical link in patient care and is often lacking in many countries, where bladder cancer patient groups do not exist. This partnership underscores how patient communities add value to health care professionals and promotes the importance of partnering with patients as an integral part of the research-to-treatment pathway.
300 cancer organisations express commitment and readiness to support governments in addressing Covid-19 challenges in an effort to help people affected by cancer, including bladder cancer, around the world.
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.
This year, on International Women’s Day, it’s important to remember that while only one in four bladder cancer cases occurs in women, they have worse outcomes at every stage of the disease because bladder cancer can mimic gynecological issues and go undetected and untreated, making for worse outcomes. This must change.
New report highlights the challenges faced by charitable organisations who provide a wide range of services for cancer patients and their community, including funding of research and health professional education.
For the many organisations who rely on volunteers to deliver support services the crushing effect of the pandemic on patients and their families have left this once vital source of support vastly diminished, and it will take time and effort to rebuild that.
On World Cancer Day, WBCPC highlights the importance of collective efforts to continue the support for people affected by bladder cancer across the world.
Our member organisations have made tremendous efforts towards ensuring the continuity of the vital services that they provide to people affected by bladder cancer. Despite increased financial and other pressures and rising patient needs, our community has shown resilience and unity in our mission to be the source of support, advocacy and information for those who need it most.
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