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Whether you’re a patient, caregiver, family or friend, or a researcher or doctor — we need you. If you want to increase research funding and accelerate cures for kidney cancer, you belong here.
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KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US ONLINE
Spread awareness and stay in the loop with advocacy events by joining our online communities. We’re on social media and on Smart Patients, and we’d love for you to join us! When you share our posts, add your comments, join our online events, and watch our videos, you are amplifying our efforts and increasing our reach. It’s a simple way to make a difference!
JOIN US ON ADVOCACY DAYS
No experience necessary! Advocacy Days are generally two-day events, where you meet with your Congressional reps in person or via Zoom. We train you, so you know what to say to convince Congress to fund kidney cancer research. Virtual advocacy days especially do not take up a lot of time and make an enormous impact on research funding. Your story matters!
WRITE A LETTER TO CONGRESS
A simple but personal letter can be a powerful tool to encourage your representatives to fund kidney cancer research. We work each year to ask for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health and the CDMRP’s Kidney Cancer Research Program. If you can’t join us for Advocacy Day events, consider adding your voice with a letter or email.
From 2018-2023 we have had 980 advocates attend 1,316 congressional meetings.
Join us in helping to accelerate cures for kidney cancer. Your voice counts!
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📣 June 15 is #WorldKidneyCancerDay!
Join us with our partners @IKCCorg for a symposium on living well with #kidneycancer.
Register: ...https://www.worldkidneycancerday.org/register/
More resources at KidneyCAN's Patient Resource Center: https://bit.ly/LivingWellRCC
📣 World Kidney Cancer Day is on June 15th!
This year's theme is "Living Well with Kidney Cancer." Join our partners and us at IKCC for the Global Patient and Caregiver ...Symposium to learn more about maintaining your quality of life while managing #kidneycancer.
Register here: https://www.worldkidneycancerday.org/register/
In the meantime, check out our Patient Resource Center for more resources to help you feel your best while coping with kidney cancer: https://bit.ly/LivingWellRCC
#WorldKidneyCancerDay #AcceleratingCures #LivingWellwithCancer
📣 World Kidney Cancer Day is on June 15th!
This year's theme is "Living Well with Kidney Cancer." Join our partners and us at IKCC for the Global Patient and Caregiver ...Symposium to learn more about maintaining your quality of life while managing #kidneycancer.
Register here: https://www.worldkidneycancerday.org/register/
In the meantime, check out our Patient Resource Center for more resources to help you feel your best while coping with kidney cancer: https://bit.ly/LivingWellRCC
#WorldKidneyCancerDay #AcceleratingCures #LivingWellwithCancer
#WKCD2023 World Kidney Cancer Day Global Patient & Caregiver Symposium, please join us Thursday, June 15, to hear patients, caregivers and experts share their experiences and insights about ...living with #kidneycancer. See our website to register : https://t.co/YyhdbwaasI
Updated results from ASCO ;the phase 2 CLEAR study (NCT02811861) show that the combination of lenvatinib/pembrolizumab sustained benefits in overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival for ...#KIDNEYCANCER patients
via @targetedonc
Thomas Hutson, DO, PharmD, FACP has updated reported efficacy results from the phase 2 CLEAR study.
Kicking off the kidney cancer session the one and only @DrChoueiri with the results of the CONTACT-3 trial showing no significant benefit of adding Atezolizumab to cabozanitonib after prior ICI.
...@ASCO #ASCO23
This negative trial addresses an important question that may have… https://t.co/9Z31hG4z0S
About to kick off at #ASCO23
Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder
Headlining: Our amazing @OncoAlert Faculty @DrChoueiri of @DanaFarberNews
11:30 – 14:30 GMT-5 • Hall ...D1
@DrYukselUrun @montypal @TiansterZhang @tompowles1 @HHammersMD @neerajaiims @apolo_andrea… https://t.co/WzK1TDqkdH
And thanks to @BraunMDPhD for a truly terrific presentation! He recently started at @YaleCancer after working w @DrChoueiri & others at @DanaFarber, but demonstrates the expertise of someone who ...has been working in the field of #kidneycancer for years!
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