{"entity":{"id":"bcan","kind":"institution","name":"Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network","aka":["Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Inc","BCAN"],"tldr":"The US charity for bladder cancer, founded in 2005: information and peer support for patients and families, research funding and policy advocacy.","summary":"The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network was founded in 2005 and provides patients with information and community support while championing research and national policy, according to its about pages. Each year it provides thousands of patients, caregivers and clinicians with educational resources and support services, funds research on diagnosis and treatment, and has a Scientific Advisory Board of urologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists and pathologists from cancer centres in the US and Canada. The IRS Business Master File lists revenue of about $7 million for the tax year ending December 2025.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"About BCAN","url":"https://bcan.org/about-bcan/"},{"label":"BCAN: about us","url":"https://bcan.org/about-bcan/about-us/"},{"label":"IRS record (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)","url":"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/202897110"}],"tags":[],"related":[],"cancers":["urothelial"],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"city":"Bethesda, MD","country":"US","lat":38.985,"lng":-77.095,"institutionType":"consortium","website":"https://bcan.org","programs":["Patient education and support services","Bladder cancer research funding","Awareness and policy advocacy"]},"route":"/institutions/bcan/","neighbours":{"cancer":[{"id":"urothelial","kind":"cancer","name":"Bladder & urothelial cancer","route":"/cancers/urothelial/"}]}}