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Friends,  Amid the spread of COVID-19 and the justifiable anxiety around the world, we see society is called upon to accept extraordinary burdens when faced with the fragile nature of human life. But the fragility of life is familiar to those of us touched by kidney cancer. As Kidney Cancer Awareness Month comes to an end, we’re grateful that we…

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.…

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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…

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…

Dr. W. Kimryn Rathmell received the Eugene P. Schonfeld Award last week at the Kidney Cancer Association’s 18th International Kidney Cancer Symposium (IKCS) in Miami, Florida. Rathmell, a professor and director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), was the first woman to receive the honor, which is granted by the IKCS Scientific Program Committee to recognize respected health…

Since 2006, the Kidney Cancer Association has supported an annual Young Investigator Award (YIA) through the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology(ASCO). The YIA supported by Kidney Cancer Association provides funding to promising doctors to pursue careers in kidney cancer research. This year, the Kidney Cancer Association supported two awards – a YIA and an ASCO…