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Apr 29, 2026
How one family’s huddle turned into a $53,000 movement — and a master class in the kind of stubborn, almost-delusional hope that fuels kidney cancer research. Veronica McLaughlin will tell you, with a laugh, that she has “delusions of grandeur.” When she started planning a March fundraising...
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Apr 29, 2026
How one family’s huddle turned into a $53,000 movement — and a master class in the kind of stubborn, almost-delusional hope that fuels kidney cancer research. Veronica McLaughlin will tell you, with a laugh, that she has “delusions of grandeur.” When she started planning a March fundraising...
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Jan 30, 2026
KidneyCAN CEO Bryan Lewis recently spent a full day immersed in one of the most dynamic kidney cancer research environments in the country: UC San Diego Health, guided by Dr. Rana McKay, a nationally recognized medical oncologist and leader in genitourinary (GU) cancer research. From breathtaking...
Apr 29, 2026
How one family’s huddle turned into a $53,000 movement — and a master class in the kind of stubborn, almost-delusional hope that fuels kidney cancer research. Veronica McLaughlin will tell you, with a laugh, that she has “delusions of grandeur.” When she started planning a March fundraising...
Oct 19, 2025 | Microblog | 2 comments
KidneyCAN advocates follow up with 9 Senators who expressed support of the Kidney Cancer Research Program funding request during advocacy days. We ask these Senators to lead inserting a line item into the 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill.
Who were the 9 Senators who expressed support of the Kidney Cancer Research Program?
I’d like to reach out to them and thank them for their support.
The Senators we contacted were: Gallego – AZ, Kelly – AZ, Blumenthal – CT, Ernst – IA, Grassley – IA, Fischer – NE, Heinrich – NM, Gillibrand – NY, and Thune – SD.