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Nancy Moldawer, RN, MSN, is the Co-Chair of the KCA’s Clinical Advisory Board and currently works at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. We spoke to Nancy about her work in the KCA and in medicine.  How long have you been working with the KCA and what motivated you to get involved? I have been a part of the Nurse Advisory Board…

 Early in July, stacks of orange-colored books began popping up on Instagram. Michele Voss, a book lover whose Instagram account is devoted to what she’s been reading, wanted to do something special to honor her husband, Ted Voss, who had kidney cancer and died in 2018.  “I had been thinking about it for a while. People post [pictures of] book…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research. Dr. Xiao Wei received the 2018 Andrew C. Novick & P.H.M de Mulder Research Scholar Award. She is a physician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston,…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research. Dr. Thai Ho is a medical oncologist, internist, and an Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Ho received the 2011 ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award while…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research. Dr. Raj Gopal is a clinician and researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He received a 2016 ASCO Conquer Cancer Young Investigator Award, supported by the Kidney Cancer Association. We spoke to Dr. Gopal about…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research. Dr. Pooja Ghatalia is a medical oncologist and researcher at Fox Chase Cancer Center and Assistant Professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we're catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research. Dr. Pavlos Msaouel is a clinician and cancer biologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He received a 2017 ASCO Young Investigator Award supported by the Kidney Cancer Association and was a 2018…

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCAMDH0jlQj/ In June, the Kidney Cancer Association launched the 74K Challenge – a community fundraising effort for kidney cancer research.  Nearly 74,000 people are estimated to be diagnosed with kidney cancer this year and the KCA challenged the community to walk, bike, swim, and more to raise awareness and funds for kidney cancer research. Participants were able to share their…

Shelley Robson is a member of the KCA's Board of Directors and currently works as the Senior Director of Trusts, Estates, and Gift Planning for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. We spoke with Shelley about what motivated her to join our Board of Directors. What motivated you to get involved with the Kidney Cancer Association?  I have worked…

2020 marks the Kidney Cancer Association's 30th anniversary! Founded in 1990 by a small but committed group of patients and doctors in Chicago, we're celebrating huge milestones and advances in research, in kidney cancer care and treatment, and in advocacy. We want YOU to be part of the story! There are lots of memorable moments over the course of a…