Cancer is one of the world’s most pressing health care challenges. On the whole, research progress from one year to the next is incremental, and true breakthroughs are exceptional. Nevertheless, every year brings new knowledge and insights that help direct [...]
Berit Eberhardt represented IKCC at the European Society for Medical Oncology conference in Copenhagen, October 2016. The theme of our booth was "An apple a day ... keeps the doctor supporting patients with kidney cancer!" The booth was very busy! [...]
submitted by Berit Eberhardt, Das Lebenshaus, Germany I have found many of the tips in this article useful in Germany for our patients with kidney cancer -- and others, not. You could modify this list for use in your own [...]
As of December 2016, there are now TWO patient advocates on the NCI Renal Task Force. The US National Cancer Institute's Renal Task Force is an advisory group that involves the renal oncology community to address the design and prioritization [...]
VHLFA Greece has been doing some pretty amazing work in putting von Hippel-Lindau and kidney cancer on the map! With the help of Perceptions Consulting (www.perception.com.gr) they organized a press conference at Divani Caravel, a large central hotel in Athens, [...]
by Susan Poteat and Hans Hammers, M.D. KCCure is pleased to announce an inaugural Request for Applications for a $100,000 Grant Award to fund innovative high-risk, high-impact ideas for kidney cancer research. The application deadline is March 15, 2017. The [...]
