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When you or someone you love has bladder cancer, you need clear information. It is much harder to find when it is not in your own language. Every year, 614,298 people around the world are diagnosed with bladder cancer, and many of them speak a language other than English.
That is why the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) has created 10 factsheets in Italian, in partnership with Associazione PaLiNUro,
Most people treated for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in the past fifty years owe something to a short research paper published in August 1976. One of its three authors, Professor Andrew Watt Bruce, died on June 18, 2026, in Kingston, Canada. He was 101 years old. WBCPC joins the urology and patient communities in remembering him.
Prof Bruce was born in Mintlaw, Scotland, in 1925 and studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Contract: 6-month Convention d’immersion professionnelle (CIP)
Start date: Around November 1, 2026
Application deadline: September 25, 2026, 12:00 CET
Help deliver the World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum, sit in the room at EU policy meetings, and shape campaigns that reach audiences in more than 60 countries. We are looking for a Programme Support Trainee to build their career alongside us in Brussels.
This is a full-time,
Last year showed what our community can do when patients, survivors, and carers stand together. Our 2025 Annual Report tells that story: a year of new leadership, new partnerships, and a global movement that reached more people affected by bladder cancer than ever before.
It was a year of firsts. In 2025 we welcomed Lori Funk-Cirefice as President, alongside new Board members Alessandro Boni (Italy) and Fiorella Gagliardi (Argentina), broadening the voices guiding our work across Europe and Latin America.
Healthcare professionals are often the first people someone meets after a bladder cancer diagnosis, and they remain a trusted source of information and support throughout the journey. When patient groups and clinicians work together, more patients and carers are signposted to the help they need. To make these relationships easier to build, we are pleased to release a new community building guide, “Building partnerships with healthcare professionals”
A step-by-step approach
The guide walks your organisation through the process of forming partnerships from the ground up.
Setting up a bladder cancer patient group is a journey with many steps, and connecting with people can make all the difference. Our new guide, “Creating an online community” is designed to help you build a welcoming and supportive space. Whether you are just starting or looking to grow, this guide offers practical advice, tools and shared experiences from established communities.
A step‑by‑step approach
The guide walks you through creating a group from scratch.
When a patient organisation is just starting out, funding can feel like a daunting challenge. Without resources it is hard to organise events, share information and respond to the needs of patients and their families. To make fundraising easier, we are delighted to release a new guide, “How to raise funds for your patient group.”
A toolbox of ideas
The guide encourages organisations to mix different income streams instead of relying on just one.
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Contract: 6-month Convention d’immersion professionnelle (CIP)
Start date: Around 1 March 2026
About the organisation
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) is a global umbrella organisation bringing together bladder cancer patient organisations from around the world. We work to ensure that people affected by bladder cancer have access to better information, support, care, and advocacy—no matter where they live.
Our coalition currently spans 17 member organisations across 14 countries,
The start of a new year offers a moment to pause, reflect, and look ahead. At the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition, we begin this year with a strong sense of purpose and a shared ambition: to continue improving the lives of people affected by bladder cancer and those who support them, wherever they live.
Rather than focusing on change for its own sake, the year ahead is about building on what already connects us: collaboration,
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition to share the 2025 World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum Summary Report, capturing the key discussions, ideas, and connections that shaped this year’s gathering in Brussels on October 13–14.
Held over two days, the Forum brought together patients, advocates, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and partners from around the world. Meeting in Brussels, the centre of European health and research policy, strengthened the community’s voice at an important moment for cancer advocacy.
For general information, information about membership or policy information, please contact the WBCPC Secretariat at info@worldbladdercancer.org
For general information, information about membership or policy information, please contact the WBCPC Secretariat at info@worldbladdercancer.org
