Shelley Buntman loved being outdoors in nature, so this year, the Buntman family planned to gather in Mount Tamalpais State Park in California for an honorary hike to celebrate her and raise money for kidney…

Kidney cancer research highlights presented at the 2020 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Cancer patients suffer more from COVID-19 Cancer patients who become ill as a result of the novel coronavirus…

Dr. Christopher Wood is the Chair of the Kidney Cancer Association’s Board of Directors, a member of the KCA’s Medical Steering Committee, and a surgeon and professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer…

Nothing in Salima Witt’s history would have suggested kidney cancer. Salima was healthy and active, did not smoke or drink alcohol, was diligent with yearly checkups, blood work, and wellness tests, and she had none…

A few members of the KCA community have shared what is helping them stay safe, sane, and be joyful through the coronavirus pandemic. 

Mike Kelly, 67, was diagnosed with stage IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) last fall and had a nephrectomy to remove his left kidney at MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) in Houston, Texas soon…

In the phase III CheckMate-9ER trial, nivolumab (Opdivo) plus cabozantinib (Cabometyx) combined improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) compared with sunitinib (Sutent) in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who had not…

During these challenging days, I’ve been searching for any possible positives that might come out of this healthcare crisis we’re in together. Here are a few: Possibly we will learn that less immunotherapy (fewer doses)…

Many kidney cancer patients and caregivers are concerned about the risk of getting and/or becoming very ill if infected by the novel coronavirus COVID-19. In discussions on Facebook, online support networks, and other social media…