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MEDIA RELEASE New global bladder cancer patient organization launches For the first time ever, people affected by bladder cancer – the 10th most common cancer in the world, with more than half-a-million new cases reported every year – will have a global voice. BARCELONA, 18 March, 2019 – The World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition (WBCPC)Read more

Bladder Cancer Canada invites patients, caregivers and loved ones to attend our free educational event “DEMYSTIFYING BLADDER CANCER: Optimizing your care and outcomes” on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.   The meeting will take place in the auditorium at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute located at St. Michael’s Hospital from 6:00-9:15 PM. Date:  Wednesday, May 8, 2019Read more

Bladder Cancer Canada Position Statement on Canadian Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Shortage Issued March 7, 2019  Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has been the standard of care for many patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer for decades. Bladder Cancer Canada and our Medical Advisory Board have been advised by Merck Canada, that they anticipate a limited supply of BCGRead more

Until now there has been no organization to speak as the global voice of people affected by bladder cancer and the organizations which represent them. Representatives of national bladder cancer organisations recognised this unmet need and have worked together to found a new organisation, the “World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition”. This organisation is legally incorporatedRead more

WORLD BLADDER CANCER PATIENT COALITION LAUNCHES Until now there has been no organization to speak as the global voice of people affected by bladder cancer. Representatives of three major bladder cancer organisations including The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (US), Fight Bladder Cancer (UK) and Bladder Cancer Canada recognised this unmet need and worked together toRead more

Bladder Cancer Canada welcomed 80 patients, caregivers and family members to our Patient Education Meeting in Ottawa on November 21.  We were fortunate to learn from three dynamic presenters and a panel of inspiring bladder cancer survivors. The presentations were appreciated so much, that we received several requests to make them available here on ourRead more

Bladder Cancer Canada and its Medical Advisory Board have been advised by Merck Canada that they will be experiencing limited supply of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in the coming months. Merck has established an allocation plan effective immediately and will keep information updated at https://www.drugshortagescanada.ca/drug/4066 Merck expects to fulfill between 75% and 100% of the normalRead more

The Project: Proteomics Analysis of Chemoresistance in Bladder Cancer Twenty-five percent of patients with bladder cancer are diagnosed with muscle invasive disease. These patients usually receive chemotherapy followed by surgery to remove the bladder. Up to 60% of tumors, however, do not respond to chemotherapy. This study aims to measure the abnormal biological pathways inRead more

TORONTO  – June 15, 2018: Bladder Cancer Canada’s national board of directors has advised that Ferg Devins, bladder cancer survivor and former National Walk Lead of Bladder Cancer Canada’s September awareness walk took the reins as Chair of the organization effective June 15th. Current Chair, Ken Bagshaw becomes past chair and maintains a seat onRead more