Making the Most of More Time: Stories of Survivorship

In a moderated discussion, patients reflect on their kidney cancer diagnosis, living fully, getting support, and making the most of their time. Join us!

Spring 2023 Advocacy Days

You missed our first event of 2023. Learn more about how you can help us as we continue to advocate for increased funding. No experience necessary!

Patient Resource Center

A kidney cancer diagnosis can be scary and confusing. You’re not alone. KidneyCAN has put together valuable resources to help you navigate a new diagnosis, your treatment options, and living well with cancer.

Kidney Cancer Research Summit

KCRS22 was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in October 2022. Video and slides of presentations are now available. Don’t miss out – register now for 2023.
Making Progress Toward Cures

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.  

BUILD A CARE TEAM

One of the best decisions you can make when facing kidney cancer is to choose an experienced medical team. We’ve put together resources including a checklist of questions for your doctor and a list of NCI comprehensive cancer centers.

Understanding Your Kidney Cancer Diagnosis

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Building a Care Team

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Treatment & Trial Options

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Living Well with Kidney Cancer

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Join Our Grassroots Army

You might not realize how important it is for the kidney cancer community to advocate in order to make progress toward cures.

What are we advocating for?

Awareness? Funding? Research? Cures?

The answer is — we are advocating for all of those things. We know that awareness of kidney cancer and its impact on many lives leads to a sense of urgency, a desire for solutions. Awareness leads to advocacy, and advocacy — joining to speak as one voice — leads to funding and research. That’s how we get to 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

#KidneyCancer #KidneyCancerAwareness #KidneyCancerSurvivor #KidneyCancerSupport #RenalCellCarcinoma #KidneyHealth #FightKidneyCancer #CancerCaregiver #CancerAwareness #CancerSurvivor #CancerCommunity #EndCancer

When we formed KidneyCAN in 2016, the amount of money Congress allocated specifically for kidney cancer research was $0. Through advocacy, we’ve generated $235 million in research funding in six years. That’s the power of a unified voice!

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Rock the Run for Kidney Cancer Research Funding

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The 2022 Kidney Cancer Research Summit

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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. 

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Chuck Stravin: “With Time Comes Hope”

Chuck Stravin: “With Time Comes Hope”

Chuck Stravin is married to his high school sweetheart, Liz, and lives in Quincy, Massachusetts, just south of Boston. Diagnosed with advanced renal cancer in 2015, Chuck is beating the odds and has become a passionate advocate for kidney cancer research funding.   For this month's Community...

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District Days: Asking Congress to Fund Kidney Cancer Research

District Days: Asking Congress to Fund Kidney Cancer Research

On August 8-9th, KidneyCAN gathered advocates from all over the United States to ask Congress for robust funding for kidney cancer research through the NIH and CDMRP (Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs). Read on to hear about our goals for this event and how you can help fund...

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The 2022 Kidney Cancer Research Summit

The 2022 Kidney Cancer Research Summit

Dr. Laurence Albiges (Institut Gustave Roussy) presents on the microbiome at KCRS22. The microbiome has now been recognized as one of the emerging hallmarks and enabling characteristics of cancer. KidneyCAN hosted the 4th Annual Kidney Cancer Research Summit on October 6-7, 2022  live in...

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Chuck Stravin: “With Time Comes Hope”

Chuck Stravin: “With Time Comes Hope”

Chuck Stravin is married to his high school sweetheart, Liz, and lives in Quincy, Massachusetts, just south of Boston. Diagnosed with advanced renal cancer in 2015, Chuck is beating the odds and has become a passionate advocate for kidney cancer research funding.   For this month's Community...