Kidney Cancer Assocation

The Kidney Cancer Association is a global community dedicated to serving and empowering patients and caregivers, and leading change through advocacy, research, and education in order to be the universal leader in finding a cure for kidney cancer.

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Latest from Kidney Cancer Assocation

Watch Our Facebook Live on Clinical Trial Basics

May 14, 2021

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Last week, the KCA hosted its very first live streaming event! The KCA’s Medical Director Sallie McAdoo, MS, CGC, moderated a Facebook Live conversation on the basics of clinical trials.

This Month in Kidney Cancer Research from the KCA

May 06, 2021

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Welcome to our new series where we take a look at what’s happening in kidney cancer each month! From treatments and clinical trials to genetic testing and government regulations, the KCA’s Medical Director, Sallie McAdoo, MS, CGC, will show you what’s new and why it matters.

Newly a Mom, Kayla Got a Cancer Diagnosis

February 23, 2021

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In June 2020, Kayla Bulkley gave birth to her and her husband’s long-awaited baby girl, Jane. Within a month, Kayla was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

Advocacy Groups Urge President Joe Biden to Maintain Focus on Kidney Cancer

February 16, 2021

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The Kidney Cancer Association, alongside the American Urological Association and a group of kidney cancer-focused advocacy organizations, wrote this week to congratulate then-President-elect Joe Biden and urge him to make the needs of people impacted by kidney cancer and kidney cancer research a top priority for the incoming administration.

This Month in Kidney Cancer Research

February 09, 2021

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Welcome to the KCA's new series where they take a look at what’s happening in kidney cancer each month! From treatments and clinical trials to genetic testing and government regulations, the KCA’s Medical Director, Sallie McAdoo, MS, CGC, will show you what’s new and why it matters.

Deciding Whether to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine — and Which One — As More Are Authorized for Emergency Use by the FDA

December 21, 2020

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With the second COVID-19 vaccine receiving emergency use authorization by the FDA, patients with cancer undergoing treatment should keep in mind how it may affect their therapy and the potential difference between the two vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.