Patient Champions improve clinical trial awareness
The KCSN Patient Champion Programmed works to build awareness of clinical trials and encourage patients to consider participation.
EAU Guidelines Changed
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) [...]
Think Treatment? Think Trials!
Many people have misconceptions about clinical trials. These images help to correct these misconceptions..
Collective Wisdom: Kidney Cancer Updates from ASCO 2016
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 [...]
U.S. House Appropriations Committee Approves $10M for Kidney Cancer Research
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 [...]
Colombia: Fundación Simmon
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 [...]