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The Kidney Cancer Association's President and CEO, Gretchen E. Vaughan, shared a statement with the medical news publication MedPage Today opposing the President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, which slashed funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute by nearly 40%. These cuts would be a devastating setback in medical progress and the KCA stands…

Carrots help you see in the dark. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis. Many old health myths were technically rooted in a fact but got changed, generalized, or taken so far out of context that the original information is no longer clear. Today's health myths often follow the same pattern, especially on the…

The Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research (RTFCCR) and the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) are proud to announce a new joint Request for Applications (RFA) to advance the early detection and diagnosis of kidney cancer. This collaborative funding opportunity supports clinical validation studies and early-phase interventional trials (Phase I or II) that leverage innovative imaging technologies, biomarkers, or monitoring…

Team Captain Sarah Tuck Team – 2025 KCA Regional Challenge: Pennsylvania Team Captain – Sarah Tuck, Senior Manager of Patient Programs for the KCA. Sarah's grandmother, Patricia Rutter, was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2018 and passed away in 2023. Location – Middletown Skate Park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Date – May 24, 2025 Attendees: 35 Amount Raised – $330 Activity – Skateboarding for Change! Event…

This is an excerpt of an article from the 2024 IKCS: North America PROCEEDINGS, a publication of the Kidney Cancer Journal, which highlighted key research discussed at the Kidney Cancer Association's 2024 International Kidney Cancer Symposium (IKCS): North America held in Louisville, Kentucky on November 7-9, 2024. That meeting marked the 25th anniversary of IKCS meetings hosted by the Kidney…

Nicole and Keith Scott Team – 2025 KCA Regional Challenge: Ohio Team Captain – Nicole Scott, wife and caregiver for her husband Keith Scott, who was diagnosed with papillary renal cell carcinoma in 2023. Location – Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park in Circleville, Ohio Date – May 10, 2025 Attendees: 100 Fundraising Goal – $1,000 Amount Raised – $11,222 (donations still coming in!) Activity – 5K Walk/Run…

In a powerful interview with The Patient Story, KCA Ambassador Jeff Kallis shared how a scan for a suspected kidney stone led to a diagnosis of stage 3, grade 3 clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). After a radical nephrectomy to remove one of his kidneys and confirmation of renal vein involvement, Jeff leaned into support from family, faith, and…

This is a guest post by Sarah Jacobson, who's father Dave Jones was diagnosed with kidney cancer and passed away in March 2025. My father Dave Jones was diagnosed with collecting duct renal cell carcinoma in March of 2024. He had a sister pass from pancreatic cancer several years ago and then a brother diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2024.…

Team – 2025 KCA Regional Challenge: Austin Team Captain – Annamaria Scaccia, 2-time cancer survivor and Member, KCA’s Patient & Caregiver Advisory Council Location – Lake Pflugerville Park, Pflugerville, Texas Date – April 12, 2025 Attendees: 11 Fundraising Goal – $3,000 Amount Raised – $3,284 Activity – 81-minute walk around Lake Pflugerville Event Highlights – My favorite highlight was seeing everyone show up and stay fully engaged throughout…

In a new episode of the Cancer Interviews podcast, host and prostate cancer survivor Bruce Morton speaks with Kidney Cancer Association Ambassador Jeff Kallis about his journey with kidney cancer and how it led him to advocacy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdU8LFPJk8I Jeff was diagnosed with stage 3 clear cell renal cell carcinoma in 2023. Since then, he’s not only navigated treatment and recovery, but found…