CBCAN, founded in September 2009, is the first and only Canadian patient advocacy organization dedicated to bladder cancer issues. CBCAN is a Canadian registered chariable non-profit corporation.

Our priority is to improve patient support. We will do this by having a patient to patient support system in place; be a source of information about available treatment options and create greater awareness of bladder cancer. Our phone and on-line volunteers have been trained to offer understanding and help to patients and their caregivers. Our website www.cbcan.org is a central information point for Canadian Bladder Cancer patients. CBCAN will produce and/or inform patients of available relevant publications and materials and how to avail themselves of these. CBCAN’s, mission, website address and general support information will be distributed to medical offices and clinics. Depending on financial support, a media campaign designed to inform the general public about the warning signs and symptoms of bladder cancer is planned.

We also put a high priority on raising funds for research. We want to approach government, corporate sponsors, foundations, and individuals. We plan fundraising events across Canada. Ultimately, CBCAN wants to raise sufficient funds to directly support bladder cancer research.

CBCAN was founded by David Guttman and Jack Moon. We are bladder cancer survivors – ‘thrivers’ is what we prefer! We had similar experiences; after diagnosis we could not locate up-to-date information about our treatment options or prognosis, and we found it extremely difficult to find and to speak to other bladder cancer patients. Our motivation is: To help those following in our footsteps, by addressing the above issues and ensuring a significant effort is made in the area of medical research.

CBCAN’s Medical Advisory Board is composed of distinguished leading academic urologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, and pathologists working within the bladder cancer field, representing many of the major cancer centers in Canada.

Introducing the Canadian Bladder Cancer Network (Oct 23rd, 2009) Our priority is to improve patient support. We will do this by having a patient to patient support system in place; be a source of information about available treatment options and create greater awareness of bladder cancer. Our phone and on-line volunteers have been trained to offer understanding and help to patients and their caregivers. Our website is a central information point for Canadian Bladder Cancer patients.  more»