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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...
Recruitment officially begins for KidneyCAN’s Spring Advocacy Days. Registration opens for advocates interested in participating in both in-person and virtual meetings with members of Congress to advance kidney cancer research funding priorities. https://kidneycan.org/spring-advocacy-days-2026/
Pretty sure I’m already on your list but just confirming that I’m available for the remote spring advocacy days and I hope to be available for in person depending on how my surgical recovery goes. I’m home now and it’s actually going very well so I am 85% likely to be there for spring in DC