News & Events
REGISTER: Global Cancer Coalition Network Virtual Event on COVID-19 Impact
Join us for the first Coalition Connection event, an interactive session that will examine the effects of COVID-19 and the innovative strategies patient advocacy organisations have employed in the wake of this global health crisis.
Bladder cancer patient studies wanted for major urology congress
Do you have compelling patient research insights in bladder cancer diagnostics, treatments or follow-ups? Your work deserves a wider audience – submit it for the EAU21 Patient Poster Track.
COVID-19 Vaccinations and patients with cancer – An ESMO Call to action
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition endorses the ESMO Call to Action on COVID-19 vaccinations and patients with cancer.
Now available in Spanish: Start-up guide for bladder cancer groups
Today, we are thrilled to launch our Spanish edition of the Start-up guide for bladder cancer patient groups, which is an important step in our outreach and community plans for Latin America.
GLOBOCAN 2020: Bladder cancer 10th most commonly diagnosed worldwide
The International Agency for Research on Cancer estimates that 573,278 people will be diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2020 around the world, placing bladder cancer as the 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world.
WBCPC joins WHO informal consultation on people living with NCDs
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition joined over 100 participants from civil society, patient groups and people living with NCDs for an informal consultation with the WHO.
WBCPC endorses the European Code of Cancer Practice
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition is proud to support The Code, which sets out ten key overarching rights, signposting what patients should expect from their health system, for them to achieve the best possible outcomes.
WBCPC website re-launches, offering more resources for bladder cancer patients globally
Today marks the re-launch of WBCPC’s newly developed website. The hope for this website is to serve as a tool for the global bladder cancer patient community, offering support and resources, and providing bladder cancer patient community with the information and guidance that they need.
Putting bladder cancer on the global health policy agenda
This year’s virtual global gathering brought together leaders in bladder cancer research, advocacy, patient organisations and the pharmaceutical industry from 25 countries worldwide to explore the topic: What action is needed to place bladder cancer higher on the global health policy agenda?
Toward optimal bladder cancer treatment: how fact-finding links to advocacy to improve research outcomes
WBCPCP2020 series captures the highlights of our Annual Meeting, in a series of two articles and provides inspiration for moving bladder cancer advocacy forward.