Working together to reduce the global burden of kidney cancer
Kidney cancer is a global issue. Every year, 431,000 people worldwide will be diagnosed with kidney cancer.
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Summary of Kidney Cancer Highlights from ASCO GU 2025
This year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers (ASCO GU) Symposium was held from 13-15 February 2025, in San Francisco, California, USA. Some affiliates of the International Kidney Cancer Coalition (IKCC) went to the meeting to keep up to date with the care and treatment of patients with kidney cancer and have created a patient-friendly summary of highlights related to kidney cancer treatment. A brief ‘Take home messages’ section is followed by more in-depth review of selected abstracts.
The 2024 Global Patient Survey on Kidney Cancer and Growths is now closed
On 15 November the 4th Global Patient Survey on Kidney Cancer and Growths closed. We are thrilled to share 2677 people completed the survey! Thanks to the collective efforts of Partner Organisations, we surpassed the total number of respondents in the 2022 survey by 21%.
The research team has begun the data analysis process and results will be shared in the coming months.
A special thank you to the patients, survivors and caregivers who took the time to complete the survey. Together we are generating the evidence that will help reduce the global burden of kidney cancer.
Save the Date: 2025 Global Kidney Cancer Summit
Mark your calendars. The 2025 Global Kidney Cancer Summit will take place in Madrid, Spain on Friday 4th April – Sunday 6th April 2025.
More details to follow in 2025.
Tweets from @IKCCorg
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IKCC Board Member @Claudia_Ung meeting @heinvanpoppel, Chair of the EAU Policy Office, at the IKCC desk earlier today. #EAU25
Congratulations to Katharina Beyer, IKCC Board Chair Dr Michael Jewett, Board Ambassador Deb Maskens and others on receiving first prize! #EAU25
We’re at #EAU25 in Madrid! Make sure to visit us in the patient plaza.
High attrition highlights the need for better 1L strategies & expanded options! @JAMANetworkOpen @KidneyCancer @KidneyCancer @IKCCorg
#FacesOfKidneyCancer: "Throughout my journey with cancer I have been loved, encouraged and guided by a stalwart team of family, friends and great medical providers. I needed them all. We all do." --Caroline Sample
#KidneyCancerAwarenessMonth #AcceleratingCures
#FacesOfKidneyCancer: At 29, Jeffrey Sterne was diagnosed with an aggressive form of #KidneyCancer. He turned his fear into action—meeting with Congress, raising awareness, and fighting for research.
https://kidneycan.org/honoring-jeffs-legacy-support-the-walk-for-jeff/
#AcceleratingCures #KidneyCancerAwarenessMonth
Did you know?
Kidney cancer is often found by accident.
Kidney cancer is the 14th 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.
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