One of the three pillars of Bladder Cancer Canada’s (BCC) mission is to “fund research which pursues the diagnosis, treatment and elimination of bladder cancer.” Although bladder cancer is the 5th most common cancer in Canada, it ranks only 19th in research out of the 24 most common cancers. Our research commitments endeavour to minimize that disparity, with the long-term vision to create a world where bladder cancer is just a memory.
In 2019, Bladder Cancer Canada (BCC) funded over $275,000 in bladder cancer research. Since BCC supported its very first $25,000 grant in 2012, we have funded over $1.1 million in research, with an additional $434,500 in matched funds for a total of more than $1.5 million dollars. By the end of 2020, we expect to have funded nearly $1.9 million dollars in bladder cancer research. This incredible milestone has been made possible because of BCC’s supportive donors and valued research funding partners.
Celebrating a Five-Year Partnership
Since 2012, BCC has been co-funding bladder cancer research with the Canadian Urologic Oncology Group (CUOG). Over the past five years, $230,000 has been provided to fund 23 Canadian-based research projects. We thank CUOG for their continued partnership and matching funds each year with BCC.
New in 2017
In 2017, BCC co-funded a $120,000 operating grant for bladder cancer research in partership with the Cancer Research Society over a 2-year period. In 2017, the Cancer Research Society funded 70 new operating grants projects valued at $8.4 million in quality Canadian research. The 2017 bladder cancer grant was awarded to David Berman, PhD at Queen’s University. More information about this research can be found here.
New in 2017
In 2017, BCC co-funded a $50,000 grant for bladder cancer research in partnership with the Canadian Urological Association Scholarship Foundation (CUASF). You can read more about this year’s recipients here. The CUASF is a scholarship fund that was set up by the Canadian Urological Association and its Members, and has a long and successful history. Since 1973, the CUASF has awarded over 107 scholarships and grants and has helped foster the research careers of hundreds of young urologic investigators.
