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October 30, 2019 was an emotional day for Bill Brown. After 32 immunotherapy infusions to treat kidney cancer over two years, Bill was about to head into his final treatment. Video courtesy of Bill Brown. But first, a quick stop. “It’s been quite a journey,” he told the family and staff from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas who…

In her community, Dawne Gee is known as the person with answers. As a news anchor in Louisville, Kentucky, Gee, 56, is a smiling face to many on and off camera who often contact her with their concerns, especially when it comes to health because Gee has been so open about her own health struggles. Dawne Gee, anchor at WAVE3…

March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month and we have a packed calendar to celebrate - we're #UnstoppableTogether! This year, we are highlighting voices of kidney cancer patients and caregivers. Look out for a personal story each Monday -- starting with Dawne. We will also be sharing three newsletters during the month, hosting an Ask the Expert session, and much more.…

Dr. Brian Rini is an internationally recognized leader in kidney cancer and clinical drug development and a member of the Kidney Cancer Association’s Medical Steering Committee. He recently began a new role as the inaugural Chief of Clinical Trials at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) in Nashville, Tennessee and will continue to see patients and conduct kidney cancer research. We spoke with…

Four years ago, John Floyd didn’t think he’d be where he is today. At the time, wracked with a cough that had persisted for a year, he was diagnosed with stage IV renal cell carcinoma. But following surgery to remove his right kidney and three types of chemotherapies that yielded no positive results for over a year, Floyd, 76, responded…

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The 20th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology took place in Washington, D.C. from December 4-6. Here are a few highlights from the program. Dr. Suzanne Merrill’s presentation interrogated how long and intensely patients need to be followed up after kidney cancer treatment. Merrill, a urologic oncologist at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, noted current guidelines from the…

Our personal stories make us strong. But together, our voices are unstoppable. Along with over 100 other medical research and advocacy organizations, the Kidney Cancer Association co-signed the letter below and sent it to the US House and Senate leadership offices. In it, we asked that leadership complete negotiations on the 2020 Defense Appropriations Act and move it through both…

The KCA’s International Kidney Cancer Symposium took place on November 15-16 in Miami, Florida. Here are a few of the highlights from the program. Think Tank: Coalition for a Cure The KCA convened it’s very first think tank prior to IKCS on November 14. Twenty-five of the top minds in kidney cancer from around the world covering five different specialties – medical…

In honor of National Family Caregivers Month, the KCA is sharing some insights from our archives that still apply today. These tips are excerpted from the KCA’s 2012 publication We Have Kidney Cancer: Survivors Stories. Joyce’s family was impacted by a hereditary disorder called von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, one of the genetic factors that is linked to an increased risk of…