Working together to reduce the global burden of kidney cancer

Kidney cancer is a global issue. Every year, 338,000 people worldwide will be diagnosed with kidney cancer.

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2019 World Kidney Cancer Day

On 20 June 2019, patients, friends, carers, health professionals, researchers and local kidney cancer organisations around the world celebrated the third World Kidney Cancer Day. The 2019 theme, ‘We need to talk’, highlighted the urgent need for more awareness and action on kidney cancer around the globe.

ASCO 2019: Kidney Cancer Highlights

The American Society of Clinical Oncology Symposium (ASCO) annual conference was held in Chicago, USA May 31-June 4 2019, and was attended by over 40,000 cancer researchers, clinicians, patient advocates and others.
In this report we will highlight some of the presentations which were of particular interest with respect to the kidney cancer community.

Updates from IKCC

IKCC Kidney Cancer Retweeted · Ian Davis @Prof_IanD

6 days ago
Major update: @DrCraigGedye read a "chicken legs" comment on his page (below) and now promises that if we can double the $1000 he currently has raised then he will do #BelowTheBelt wearing a chicken suit.
A chicken suit.
You know what you must do.
And RT++
https://t.co/5kYLdliN5C

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IKCC Kidney Cancer Retweeted · KCCure @kcCURE

6 days ago
Have you been diagnosed with non-clear cell #kidneycancer? Learn more about the latest available clinical trials at KCCure! https://t.co/rayrn0ekXV

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IKCC Kidney Cancer Retweeted · Milan Hora @milanhoraplzen

1 week ago
Congratulation to @AlbigesL and #RCC #EAUguidelines group to be cited in @AmerUrological: Updated @Uroweb Guidelines on RCC: Immune Checkpoint Inhibition Is the New Backbone in First-line Treatment of mccRCC. @EUplatinum 2019 Aug;76(2):151-156. https://t.co/1m0sBiZOsV https://t.co/JYc1VKS621

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Did you know?

Kidney cancer is often found by accident.

Kidney cancer is the 12th most prevalent cancer worldwide.

About 59 per cent of kidney cancer cases occur in more developed countries.

Our Global Network

IKCC welcomes every organisation that has an interest in kidney cancer and who pledges to conform to our Code of Conduct. We extend an open invitation to become part of this international network.

Explore Our Global Network