Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Inc

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RESEARCH:BCAN WORKS TO ADVANCE BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH. RECOGNIZING THE OVERWHELMING NEED FOR RESEARCH FUNDING, BCAN HAS INVESTED IN A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS WITH ITS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH AWARDS. IN ADDITION, BCAN SUPPORTS EXCEPTIONALLY NOVEL AND CREATIVE PROJECTS WITH GREAT POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BLADDER CANCER THROUGH ITS BLADDER CANCER.

WALK TO END BLADDER CANCERTHE WALK TO END BLADDER CANCER IS BCAN'S SIGNATURE AWARENESS EVENT AND PRIMARILY TAKES PLACE IN MAY. THE WALKS UNITE BLADDER CANCER SURVIVORS, LOVED ONES, AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE RECOGNITION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE. IN 2023, BCAN HAD OVER 2,500 PARTICIPANTS REGISTER TO WALK ACROSS THE UNITED STATES EXCLUDING THE PARTICIPANTS BCAN HOSTED VIRTUALLY.ADVOCACYAS THE VOICE FOR THE PATIENT COMMUNITY, BCAN PARTICIPATES IN COALITIONS AND WORKS WITH OTHER MEMBERSHIP GROUPS TO WEIGH IN ON POLICY ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THOSE LIVING WITH BLADDER CANCER. BCAN PROVIDES THE BLADDER CANCER COMMUNITY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CONNECTIONS, IDENTIFY BLADDER CANCER STATE AND NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE, AND LEARN BEST PRACTICES FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF BLADDER CANCER WITHIN COMMUNITIES.PATIENT AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORTBCAN IS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION AND VOLUNTEERS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PATIENT OUTREACH. BCAN CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS WHICH WERE FORMALIZED IN 2014.- SURVIVOR 2 SURVIVOR MATCHES NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WITH OTHER SURVIVORS WHO HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. THROUGH THESE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS, NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS LEARN MORE ABOUT LIVING WITH BLADDER CANCER AND TREATMENT OPTIONS.

EDUCATION AND INFORMATION:BCAN HOSTS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PUBLISHES PRINTED MATERIALS TO EDUCATE THOSE COPING WITH A BLADDER CANCER DIAGNOSIS. BCAN'S COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT HANDBOOK, "BLADDER CANCER BASICS FOR THE NEWLY DIAGNOSED," HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, UROLOGY PRACTICES, AND CANCER CENTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE PATIENT INSIGHT WEBINAR SERIES IS AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM THAT FEATURES TOP EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD WHO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND ADDRESS PATIENT CONCERNS IN AN EASY FORMAT. THE SURVIVOR 2 SURVIVOR PROGRAM CONNECTS NEWLY DIAGNOSED BLADDER CANCER PATIENTS WITH SURVIVORS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR DIAGNOSES.

THINK TANK:THE BLADDER CANCER THINK TANK IS THE PREMIER SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL SYMPOSIUM DEDICATED SOLELY TO BLADDER CANCER. THROUGH COLLABORATION, UROLOGISTS, ONCOLOGISTS, SCIENTISTS, AND RESEARCHERS ARE PIONEERING NEW TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, INVESTIGATING GENETIC EXPRESSIONS, AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH THE DISEASE.