Julie Lykins on caregiving, grace, and creating memories
Julie Lykins’s husband Chris was diagnosed with papillary kidney cancer. Together, they are managing through treatment and creating memories along the way.
Julie Lykins’s husband Chris was diagnosed with papillary kidney cancer. Together, they are managing through treatment and creating memories along the way.
Kidney Cancer Association President and CEO Gretchen E. Vaughan nominated Laura Wood, M.S.N., RN, OCN, founder and chair of the KCA’s Clinical Advisory Board and member of the KCA’s Board of Directors, for a CURE® Extraordinary…
The KCA’s 2022 International Kidney Cancer Symposium (IKCS): Europe was held from April 22-24 in Antwerp, Belgium. This symposium brought together top clinicians and researchers to share updates and discuss trends in kidney cancer. Read…
This is a guest post by Maggie Valdes, 26, a New Orleans native living in Houston, Texas After living in Dallas for four years, I made the decision last May to move down to Houston…
As communications intern for the Kidney Cancer Association, I’ve gotten to practice some really important skills, but the best thing I’ll take away is the relationships I’ve built. A remote internship doesn’t always offer a…
Cancer can be draining but a little adventure provides a much-needed change of scenery and chance to reenergize. Pack your water bottle and some healthy snacks, wear weather-appropriate layers and comfortable walking shoes, open Google Maps and discover a new place. Explore more.
Two sisters bond caring for mom with kidney cancer.
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Heather Colby, a fitness instructor, took her POUND exercise classes outside, starting with about 10 people in a local park where she lives in Long Island, New York. It was…
Leah Christoforidis was 32 weeks pregnant when she started feeling the symptoms of kidney cancer. She pushed back against the suggestion that it might just be muscle pain – Leah is something of a fitness…
The 2022 International Kidney Cancer Symposium: Europe will feature three special lectures by prominent experts in kidney cancer. The meeting will take place on April 22-24 in Antwerp, Belgium and virtually.