The European Association of Urology (EAU) published revised guidelines for second-line therapy in kidney cancer IKCC plays an important role on the Guidelines Committee to ensure the patient perspective is incorporated. The modified advisory is published in European Urology (2016) [...]
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By: Deb Maskens, Vice Chair, International Kidney Cancer Coalition (ikccv2.wpengine.com) Andrew Weller, Chairman, Kidney Cancer Canada; Dr Monty Pal, Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE), Seattle WA; Deb Maskens, Vice-Chair, International Kidney Cancer Coalition (ikccv2.wpengine.com); Belinda Jago, ANZUP [...]
ACKC Team on Capitol Hill After years of advocacy emphasizing the lack of kidney cancer federal funding, on Tuesday, May 17th, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY17 Defense Appropriations Act and forwarded the bill to the full [...]
Patient Support meeting, Bogota by Juanita Ruiz, Colombia Throughout the first semester of 2016 Fundación SIMMON has held three cancer patients’ meetings part of its “ASSIST” program. The program’s objective is to contribute to a better quality of [...]
Two Canadians diagnosed with kidney cancer who filled a gap in the Canadian health care system received Meritorious Service Decorations June 23, 2016, from Canada's Governor General David Johnston at a ceremony in Ottawa. Deb Maskens and the late Tony Clark, [...]
