For the second consecutive year, the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition was thrilled to offer the Bladder Cancer Awareness Month Grants (BCAM Grant) in 2023. The BCAM Grants enable patient organisations, support, or advocacy groups in low and middle-income countries to bring awareness to bladder cancer in their communities.
This year, one of our BCAM grant awardees Instituto Oncoguia organised activities in Brazil. They have made wonderful efforts to bring awareness to bladder cancer in their community in May and beyond.
During Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, our member, Fight Bladder Cancer‘s dedicated volunteers, patients, and staff embarked on a journey to Westminster. This dynamic endeavour continued their ongoing commitment to thrust bladder cancer into the spotlight of the parliamentary agenda.
The event aimed to raise awareness and garner attention for bladder cancer on a larger platform. Through this initiative, the organisation sought to highlight the challenges faced by bladder cancer patients,
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 raise awareness about the disease by highlighting the symptoms of bladder cancer and overcoming any barriers to seeking medical advice during Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.
Our member, Bladder Cancer Canada (BCC), has launched a new monthly giving program, the BCC 12in 1 League, to recognise the impact of their monthly donors.
There are many benefits to becoming a member of Bladder Cancer Canada:
- They provide meaningful support to bladder cancer patients throughout their diagnosis.
- You can increase, decrease, or pause your gift.
- Your membership ensures reliable support that helps BCC plan and ensures bladder cancer patients,
With the initiative to raise awareness about bladder cancer and provide support to those affected by it, the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition in collaboration with the graphic designer Noma Bar has created an “unsure Icon”. This illustrative symbol aims to shed light on the challenges faced by people affected by bladder cancer, whilst also encouraging conversations and understanding within the global community.
Bladder cancer, often referred to as the “forgotten cancer”,
Our member, Campaigning for Cancer (C4C) has joined forces with the app-based Siyaphambili Cashless Taxi Association and Uber to facilitate easier access to medical facilities and cancer treatment centers nationwide.
Cancer treatment appointments often come with not just the time commitment, but also added expenses. This can pose a risk of loss of income for the patient or their caregiver. In many instances, families face the harrowing choice between buying food or availing treatment.
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 raise awareness about the disease by highlighting the symptoms of bladder cancer and overcoming any barriers to seeking medical advice during Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.
This June edition of the World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition newsletter features the latest news from the bladder cancer community around the world. In particular, we focus on:
- The launch of our Global Bladder Cancer Patient and Carer Experience Survey report, which collects responses from 1,198 people from 45 countries and cover the entire bladder cancer patient experience from disease awareness, diagnosis, treatment and care, follow-up, life with and after cancer,
As a global initiative, World Continence Week aims to raise awareness of bladder and bowel issues, chronic pelvic pain, and other conditions that impact the lives of patients and carers. The World Continence Week 2023 theme is focused on Commitment to Collaboration in Continence Care, introducing the 4 C’s project.
Urinary incontinence impacts people affected by bladder cancer. Troublesome urinary symptoms such as burning and irritation when peeing or incontinence issues after treatment are common side-effects.
As we step into June, the May Bladder Cancer Awareness Month is coming to a close, and what a month it was!
This year we said “Felling Unsure? Get Checked.”
Our campaign aimed to bring attention to the misrepresentation of symptoms and encourage people to re-evaluate their symptoms, as what they thought they saw may actually be something different. During May, sparked conversations that raise awareness about the disease by highlighting the symptoms of bladder cancer and overcoming any barriers to seeking medical advice.
