News & Events

11 November 2023. Engaging in Advocacy, EVENTS

Associazione PaLiNUro’s 6th Congress

WBCPC attended Associazione PaLiNUro’s 6th Congress in Milan, engaging with Italy’s bladder cancer community and sharing global care insights.

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8 November 2023. Engaging in Advocacy, EVENTS

Urge to Act: WBCPC signs Manifesto for policy reform on Continence Health in Europe

The Manifesto launched at the EU Continence Health Summit 2023 was co-signed by man European and international organisations present.

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6 November 2023. Building Community, EVENTS

Cancer in Africa: WBCPC joins the 14th AORTIC Conference

The leading cancer congress in the region brought together experts from across the world, where WBCPC had the opportunity to listen, learn and connect with cancer leaders in Africa.

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2 November 2023. Building Community, EVENTS

World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum 2023 workshops facilitate ideas and collaborations

Our bladder cancer patient advocates spent a morning sharing own initiatives, evaluating impact and co-creating projects for the future.

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30 October 2023. Building Community, EVENTS

World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum 2023 – Uniting bladder cancer advocates from around the world

Our annual event provided a platform to share ideas and best practice and explore opportunities to do better together.

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27 October 2023. NEWS, Raising Awareness

BCAM Grant 2023, Direct Impact Foundation for Youth, raises bladder cancer awareness in Malawi’s rural areas

Read about bladder cancer awareness initiative in Malawi, involving communities, youth, and organisation in a successful awareness campaign last May.

“ The BCAM grant offered by the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition was extremely helpful for us to run our Bladder Cancer awareness campaign in rural areas in Malawi. With the support of the BCAM Grant, we directly reached 500 people and touched the lives of over 2000 individuals in our community to empower them to take care of their health and to go get checked.
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22 October 2023. NEWS, Raising Awareness

From Uncertainty to Action: Our Bladder Cancer Awareness Month 2023 Report

Explore how we challenged uncertainty this year with our global BCAM23 campaign in this report.

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14 October 2023. Building Community, NEWS

WBCPC team joined SIU43 Congress in Istanbul

Our team travelled to Istanbul, Türkiye for the Annual Congress organised by Société Internationale d’Urologie, to meet with urologists from across the globe.

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13 October 2023. Engaging in Advocacy, NEWS

Global Bladder Cancer Patient Survey results presented at SIU Congress

The poster showcases key elements of bladder cancer experience with care and the importance of awareness raising and peer support

“ A staggering 45% of patients were not counselled on sexual side effects of their treatment before radical cystectomy surgery and only 11% of women have received such counselling ahead of their surgery - it is simply not good enough.
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10 October 2023. EVENTS, Raising Awareness

World Mental Health Day 2023: Recognising mental health as a Universal Right

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

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