Making Progress Toward Cures
Our Goals
- We provide education, resources, and support to kidney cancer patients and caregivers
- We identify patients’ and researchers’ unmet needs
- We engage and educate policymakers on the urgency of kidney cancer research funding
- We urge Congress to fund kidney cancer research
- We increase CDMRP Kidney Cancer Research Program and NIH funding through advocacy
- We provide direct funding to promising ideas
- We propel collaboration and progress in kidney cancer research (Kidney Cancer Research Summit)
- We grow the community of kidney cancer researchers
- We support the development of new treatments by educating patients on trial access and enrollment
- We 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?
It's been a busy day in DC for the KidneyCAN team!
We've met with key Senate offices in the Appropriations Committee to discuss #FY23 #research #funding for #kidneycancer. Our asks... include sustained, robust funding for #RCC research through the CDMRP Kidney Cancer Research Program and the National Institutes of Health. We also want to ensure patients can continue utilizing #telehealth to access long-distance care via the #CONNECT Act.
We want $60 million dedicated to #RCC research. When you support KidneyCAN's advocacy efforts, you help us make this happen!
Please consider supporting KidneyCAN with a donation for your end-of-year giving: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#acceleratingcures #fundthecure
It's been a busy day in DC for the KidneyCAN team!
We've met with key Senate offices in the Appropriations Committee to discuss #FY23 #research #funding for #kidneycancer. Our asks... include sustained, robust funding for #RCC research through the CDMRP Kidney Cancer Research Program and the National Institutes of Health. We also want to ensure patients can continue utilizing #telehealth to access long-distance care via the #CONNECT Act.
We want $60 million dedicated to #RCC research. When you support KidneyCAN's advocacy efforts, you help us make this happen!
Please consider supporting KidneyCAN with a donation for your end-of-year giving: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#acceleratingcures #fundthecure
Good morning from our #kidneycancer #research #advocacy micro strike in DC!
We have ✨17✨ meetings with #Congress today, targeting the Senate appropriations subcommittee and other key ...policymakers.
#acceleratingcures #fundthecure
Support our work: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
Good morning from our #kidneycancer #research #advocacy micro strike in DC!
We have ✨17✨ meetings with #Congress today, targeting the Senate appropriations subcommittee and other key ...policymakers.
#acceleratingcures #fundthecure
Support our work: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
For this episode of #KidneyCANDID, Howard tells us why he supports KidneyCAN. Howard shares his experiences as a patient and family member of a person with #kidneycancer, and how he is inspired by ...the volunteers who support KidneyCAN and the clinicians and researchers who give us all hope.
Donate to KidneyCAN: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
https://youtu.be/6OkDGdFf84Y
For this episode of #KidneyCANDID, Howard tells us why he supports KidneyCAN. Howard shares his experiences as a patient and as a family member of a...
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Why I Support KidneyCAN on #GivingTuesday
On #GivingTuesday, we are asking for your support as we continue the work to accelerate cures for #kidneycancer.
When you give to KidneyCAN:
• You are pushing for kidney cancer ...research funding.
• You are bringing together the world's best researchers to propel collaboration and breakthroughs.
• You are providing direct support to patients and caregivers.
• You are connecting patients to clinical trial opportunities.
When you give to KidneyCAN, you are giving HOPE to more than 79,000 Americans per year who are diagnosed with kidney cancer.
You are giving TIME to patients living with advanced cancer and finding new paths for treatment.
This holiday season, please continue to support our work by making a donation.
https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
On #GivingTuesday, we are asking for your support as we continue the work to accelerate cures for #kidneycancer.
When you give to KidneyCAN:
• You are pushing for kidney cancer ...research funding.
• You are bringing together the world's best researchers to propel collaboration and breakthroughs.
• You are providing direct support to patients and caregivers.
• You are connecting patients to clinical trial opportunities.
When you give to KidneyCAN, you are giving HOPE to more than 79,000 Americans per year who are diagnosed with kidney cancer.
You are giving TIME to patients living with advanced cancer and finding new paths for treatment.
This holiday season, please continue to support our work by making a donation.
https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
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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.
