Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network


Quick Links Frequently Asked Questions Join Our Mailing List Clinical Trials Volunteer Donate Useful Tools Clinical Trial Matching Service Help with Treatment Decisions	Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) BCAN is dedicated to increasing awareness of bladder cancer, advancing bladder cancer research, and providing educational and support services for the bladder cancer community. Visit our Frequently Asked Questions pages for information about bladder cancer, its signs and symptoms, treatment options and more, or learn more about what BCAN does. Watch Presentations from Houston Patient Forum The video and slides are now available from our last patient forum, held in Houston, Texas on Saturday, December 10. This forum included some great presentations by doctors from the Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Check them out! As a preview, you can see this short clip of Dr. Ashish Kamat talking about BCG: Now Accepting Applications - 2012 Raymond and Maria Floyd Award for Bladder Cancer Research We’re excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2012 Raymond and Maria Floyd Award for Bladder Cancer Research! This annual $25,000 award to a young bladder cancer investigator is made possible by World Golf Hall of Famer Raymond Floyd and his wife, Maria. The purpose of this grant is to advance research that will increase the understanding of bladder cancer risk, biology, prevention, and treatment while encouraging young investigators to pursue a career in bladder cancer research. For application instructions and to learn more, check out our award page. Join the Walk for Bladder Cancer As we get closer to the second annual Walk for Bladder Cancer, we ask each of you to think about organizing a walk in your community to raise awareness of bladder cancer and funds for BCAN’s research and education programs. In 2011 some 45 walks were held and $140,000 was raised for our programs. Please help us double both of those figures in 2012. Put Saturday May 5th on your calendar and organize a walk. Over 20 walks are already listed on the interactive walk map on the BCAN website – a great start! Not sure if you want to organize a walk? Have a few questions? Learn more by watching the recording of our introductory webinar. BCAN is Moving! With the help of our incredible supporters, BCAN has grown a lot in the past six years. We’re proud every time we’re able to do more in the fight against bladder cancer, whether by helping more patients, supporting more research, or doing more to raise awareness. Now, this expansion means that we’ve outgrown our first office! Next week we will be moving to a larger office, just a block up the street. BCAN’s phone and email addresses will all stay the same but, as of next week, our new physical and mailing address will be: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network 4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 202 Bethesda, MD 20814 Please make a note of the new address, and check back for pictures of the new office when all of our unpacking is done! And a big thank you to everyone who has made this growth possible.	Search Our Site BLADDER CANCER FACTS In 2012, it is estimated that more than 73,000 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed and nearly 15,000 people will die from the disease. Bladder cancer is the 5th most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S. - 4th among men (after prostate, lung and colon) and 11th among women. There are over 520,000 bladder cancer survivors in the U.S. Click here for more bladder cancer facts.