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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Highlights from the ESMO Virtual Congress 2021
The European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) congress was held virtually from 16-21 September 2021. The presentations are available to view on the ESMO website if you have previously logged in to the site. The International Kidney Cancer Coalition (IKCC) attended the virtual scientific programme to keep abreast of the latest advances in the care and treatment of people with kidney cancer.
2021 Global Kidney Cancer Summit
Save the Date: World Kidney Cancer Day 2022
Save the date for the 6th World Kidney Cancer Day on 16 June 2022. Join patients, families, friends, carers, healthcare professionals, researchers and local kidney cancer organisations from around the world coming together to raise awareness of clinical trials and access to treatment. Start conversations about how clinical trials can improve access to new treatments for kidney cancer. To improve the lives of kidney cancer patients worldwide ‘We need to talk’.
Updates from IKCC
Publication of the IKCC #kidneycancer Global Patient Survey drawing on Patient-reported Experience of Diagnosis, Management, and Burden of Renal Cell Carcinomas: Results from our Global Patient Survey in 43 Countries, https://t.co/4zMQxsuWT9
IKCC Board Director, Professor Eric Jonasch of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, shares some sage advice for physicians treating patients with #kidneycancer https://t.co/DJvvCc4DdU via @urologytimes
Nivolumab Monotherapy in the Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma After Prior Therapy This study was designed to capture post-market nivolumab use and outcomes in advanced #kidneycancer . https://t.co/ikxjBAEtoS via @practiceupdate
Researchers hoping to improve outcomes in patients with locally advanced #kidneycancer (RCC) are increasingly focusing on the adjuvant and neoadjuvant settings. https://t.co/PgIs5GUX09 via @urologytimes
#EAU22PatientDay is on its way! Save the date in your calendar: Monday, 21 March 2022.
The theme will be "Addressing Unmet Needs".
More information: https://t.co/aFAtfx3954
@Uroweb @WorldBladderCan @IKCCorg @europa_uomo @WFIP_Official @cancereu @CancerLeagues https://t.co/T0EZs060gq
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.
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