Our Goals
- Provide education, resources, and support to kidney cancer patients and caregivers
- Identify patients’ and researchers’ unmet needs
- Engage and educate policymakers on the urgency of kidney cancer research funding
- Urge Congress to fund kidney cancer research
- Increase CDMRP Kidney Cancer Research Program and NIH funding through advocacy
- Provide direct funding to promising ideas
- Propel collaboration and progress in kidney cancer research (Kidney Cancer Research Summit)
- Grow the community of kidney cancer researchers
- Support the development of new treatments by educating patients on trial access and enrollment
- Identify new unmet needs, set new goals, and keep working
Our Mission
Our mission is to accelerate cures for kidney cancer. We engage in patient advocacy and power research by supporting government and industry research funding, facilitating research collaborations, and offering direct financial support for clinical and laboratory researchers with promising ideas. Together, we can find the cure.
NEWLY DIAGNOSED?
You’re not alone. We’ve put together a Patient Resource Center to help you navigate a new diagnosis and beyond. Learn about kidney cancer, various treatment options, patient education events, and how to live well with cancer.
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What are we advocating for?
Awareness? Funding? Research? Cures?
My wife and son raising awareness for RMC and kidney cancer research. Proud to be a part of this community! @RmcAlliance @renalmedullary @KidneyCancer @WiscUroOnc @UWCarbone @AmerUrological
We are so pleased to have phenomenal advocates like you, @LauraEsfeller, at #MOASC23! Thank you for being here! @montypal @kidneycaner @kidneycan @kccure @SWOG https://t.co/GTLSEC2P2l
@DrRanaMcKay is so amazing that not only did she give an incredible overview on the latest in #GUcancer therapies, but she did improv too! 👏 #kidneycancer #prostatecancer #urothelialcancer #MOASC23 #MOASC
We are proud to have the inimitable @DrRanaMcKay from @UCSDCancer speaking at #MOASC23. So many novel compounds in #kidneycancer being presented (#SRF388, #DS6000A, #ZrGirentuximab) - many more to be presented in #prostatecancer & #bladdercancer!
Clinical trials for #kidneycancer can offer patients access to innovative treatments that may not yet be available elsewhere.
Learn more about the benefits of participating in a trial at the KidneyCAN Patient Resource Center: https://bit.ly/RCCTrials
#KidneyCancerAwareness ...#KidneyCancerSurvivor #KidneyCancerSupport #RenalCellCarcinoma #KidneyHealth #FightKidneyCancer #CancerCaregiver #CancerAwareness #CancerSurvivor #CancerCommunity #EndCancer
Clinical trials for #kidneycancer can offer patients access to innovative treatments that may not yet be available elsewhere.
Learn more about the benefits of participating in a trial at the KidneyCAN Patient Resource Center: https://bit.ly/RCCTrials
#KidneyCancerAwareness
Clinical trials for #kidneycancer can offer patients access to innovative treatments that may not yet be available elsewhere.
Learn more about the benefits of participating in a trial at the KidneyCAN Patient Resource Center: https://bit.ly/RCCTrials
#KidneyCancerAwareness
Another successful #WCRM meeting for the books! Outstanding group of people brainstorming innovative projects to tackle kidney cancer #RCC
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@DrChoueiri @BradMcG04 @VincentWenxinXu @MikeSerzanMD @maxinesun
In a new video from @kidneycan, learn about surgical #RCC treatment from Fox Chase Cancer Center's President and CEO, Dr. @Robert_Uzzo and Chair of @FCUroOnc, Dr. Alexander Kutikov (@uretericbud). Watch here: https://t.co/jOrXbyvXaU
#KidneyCancer
Let's talk about treatment options for #kidneycancer. Many patients undergo surgery as part of their treatment. In this video, leading kidney cancer experts from the top US cancer centers delve into the important role of surgery in treating renal cell carcinoma. They discuss the key factors ...that determine whether or not surgery is the right option for you, as well as the different types of surgical procedures and adjuvant therapies that may be recommended.
Whether you or a loved one has been diagnosed with kidney cancer, this video provides valuable insights and information to help you make informed decisions about your treatment options.
WATCH FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/q9xtPYOXMyw
VISIT PATIENT RESOURCE CENTER: www.kidneycan.org
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KidneyCAN is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit and does not receive any funding through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) or KCRP (Kidney Cancer Research Program). Our work is funded by grassroots donors in the kidney cancer community.
