WBCPC would like to thank you for having shared your embarrassing moments with us!

As we step into June, the May Bladder Cancer Awareness Month is coming to a close, and what a month it was!

We would like to thank each and every one of you who shared your embarrassing affirmation with us and engaged with embarrassing moments of others during Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. We are delighted to have selected 5 winners from around the world randomly this year for our contest. They got the chance to win a “Don’t Go Red” campaign T-shirt and a “Don’t Go Red”

Uro-H-Advisor, a system that indicates where to treat bladder cancer in Italy

Our members PaliNURo designed the Uro-H-Advisor in Italy, as presented at the World Bladder Cancer Patient Forum last year in September.

The platform guides people in Italy in choosing the most competent, effective, and humane hospital for their bladder cancer treatment. The application transparently showcases an evaluation from other bladder cancer patients themselves, on the quality of care that patients receive at different hospitals and clinics around the country, to support their selection.

Real bladder cancer patient stories illustrate their journey

Bladder Cancer is the 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world with 570,000 people diagnosed each year. Around the world, the 1.7 million people living with the condition have their own journeys and personal bladder cancer stories to share.

This year the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) wants to spark conversations that drive awareness around bladder cancer by honing in on bladder cancer symptoms, such as blood in the urine,

Real bladder cancer patient stories illustrate their journey

Bladder Cancer is the 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world with 570,000 people diagnosed each year. Around the world, the 1.7 million people living with the condition have their own journeys and personal bladder cancer stories to share.

This year the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) wants to spark conversations that drive awareness around bladder cancer by honing in on bladder cancer symptoms, such as blood in the urine,

Real bladder cancer patient stories illustrate their journey

Bladder Cancer is the 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world with 570,000 people diagnosed each year. Around the world, the 1.7 million people living with the condition have their own journeys and personal bladder cancer stories to share.

This year the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) wants to spark conversations that drive awareness around bladder cancer by honing in on bladder cancer symptoms, such as blood in the urine,

Get involved in Bladder Cancer Awareness Month!

This year the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) launches the new campaign for Bladder Cancer Awareness Month in May Don’t Go Red. Go to a Doctor.’ We want to break taboos, raise awareness of the warning signs of bladder cancer, such as blood in the urine, and urge people to seek medical attention if they experience symptoms.

In May 2022, together we will spark conversations that drive awareness around bladder cancer by honing in on the most common symptoms and the challenges they bring.

WBCPC joins the ECO-ASCO Special Network on the Impact of the War in Ukraine on Cancer

The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition joins efforts with the European Cancer Organisation and American Society of Clinical Oncology their members, partners and patient groups to share experience, contacts and intelligence in support of cancer patients affected by the war in Ukraine.

Following discussions with the World Health Organisation, EU Commission and the new ASCO–ECO Ukraine Steering Committee,

Now available in Arabic: Start-up guide for bladder cancer groups

Today, we are thrilled to launch our Arabic edition of the Start-up guide for bladder cancer patient groups, which is an important step in our outreach and community plans for Middle East and Africa region countries.

Bladder cancer patient groups across the globe, small and large, have an important role to play in improving the situation for patients and their families. It is our vision to see a bladder cancer patient group in every country,

Dr Stephanie Chisolm succeeds Andrea Maddox – Smith on the Board of Directors

Andrea Maddox-Smith, CEO of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN), founding member of the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC), has stepped down from the organisation’s Board of Directors. Andrea, who served in a role as Vice-President, has actively contributed to the launch and development of the WBCPC ahead of and beyond its launch in 2019.

Dr Stephanie Chisolm will be succeeding Andrea on the WBCPC Board of Directors as a representative of BCAN.