Today, our CEO, Alex Filicevas, Chaired an expert roundtable at the European Parliament in Brussels to Lead the Change in Bladder Cancer. The meeting was hosted by Liesbet Sommen MEP (European People’s Party (EPP), Belgium) and Dr András Kulja MEP (EPP, Hungary), Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee and a Medical Doctor by training.
The roundtable was a meeting convening experts to shape an alliance with focused collective action,
From October 23 to 27, oncologists, researchers and patient advocates from around the world met in Madrid for the ESMO Congress 2026. We were there to make sure the voices of people affected by bladder cancer were part of the conversation.
Over the four days, our CEO Alex Filicevas, President Lori Funk and VP Michelle Colero engaged with stakeholders, uro oncolgists as well as fellow cancer patient advocates as well as our industry partners.
By Prof. Jeremy Teoh, Dr Makarand Khochikar and Alex Filicevas
Every year, 635,264 people around the world are told they have bladder cancer. That is more than one person every minute, each with a family, a job and a life that the diagnosis suddenly puts on hold. Around 2 million people are living with bladder cancer today, making it the eighth most common cancer worldwide.
In September 2026,
Today, on World Mental Health Day, we are launching our new factsheet, Mental Health and Emotional Well-being. Written for patients, survivors and carers, it recognises that bladder cancer affects the mind as well as the body, and offers practical support for both.
This year’s theme, set by the World Federation for Mental Health and promoted by the World Health Organization, is “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices,
Behind every cancer statistic is a person: someone who noticed a change, sought help and heard the words “bladder cancer”, and the family and carers beside them. On July 8, 2026, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)published GLOBOCAN 2024, its latest estimates of cancer cases and deaths for 34 types of cancer in 186 countries. The new figures confirm that bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world,
European Carers Day, an initiative of Eurocarers, is marked every year on October 6 to recognise the millions of people across Europe who care for a family member, friend or neighbour. This year, we join Eurocarers in highlighting a challenge shared by many carers of people affected by bladder cancer: balancing paid work with caring. Last year, our focus was on making migrant care visible, respected and protected.
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,
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) is in Hong Kong for the World Cancer Congress 2026, organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) with the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society.
On September 25, 2026, our Executive Director Alex Filicevas spoke in the session “Promoting Shared Decision Making in Cancer Care”, alongside Olivier Exertier, Executive Director, and Margie Hickey, Board of Directors, of the International Kidney Cancer Coalition (IKCC);
When someone is diagnosed with cancer, a patient organisation is often where they turn for information, support and a voice. Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, those organisations are still under strain, and patients feel it first. New research from the Global Cancer Coalitions Network (GCCN) shows where the pressure lies and what needs to change.
The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC) is in Hong Kong for the World Cancer Congress 2026,
When someone is diagnosed with bladder cancer, one of the first things they do is look for information. Too often, what they find is hard to read, hard to trust or hard to act on. Our latest research looks at why this happens, and what needs to change.
This week, the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition is in Hong Kong for the World Cancer Congress 2026, one of the biggest global events on cancer control.
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
