Nina Decker, MSW, LCSW, is a member of the KCA’s Clinical Advisory Board and sees patients at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. We spoke about her work supporting kidney cancer patients. How…
In June 2020, Kayla Bulkley gave birth to her and her husband’s long-awaited baby girl, Jane. Within a month, Kayla was diagnosed with kidney cancer. “It was a Saturday and we were getting newborn photos…
Meghara Walsh, RN, BSN, is a member of the KCA’s Clinical Advisory Board and works at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. We spoke about her work with the KCA and in oncology nursing. How…
As the 30th anniversary of the Kidney Cancer Association comes to a close, we are taking stock of some of the milestones and initiatives this community has been a part of. Since it was founded…
We began 2020 with high hopes of achieving more for the kidney cancer community than ever before. Through a pandemic that continues to impact people across the world, we remained committed to bringing our mission…
Dr. Brian Rini is the inaugural Chief of Clinical Trials at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) in Nashville, Tennessee and a member of the KCA’s Medical Steering Committee, which provides strategic guidance to the KCA on medical and…
Dr. Tian Zhang is a medical oncologist at the Duke Cancer Institute. She is a 2019 KCA Young Investigator Award recipient and has contributed to the “Ask the Experts” resource about COVID-19 and kidney cancer….
Salima Witt is a kidney cancer survivor and a member of the KCA’s Patient and Caregiver Advisory Council, which serves as the voice of the patient and provides the vital link between the patient community…
Ritchie Johnson’s son Chris was diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) and died in 2012. Ritchie has since founded the Chris “CJ” Johnson Foundation and devoted herself to raising awareness and funds for this rare…
