KidneyCAN
@kidneycan.bsky.social
Our mission is to accelerate cures for #kidneycancer. We educate patients about care and clinical trials, advocate for research funding, directly fund promising research, and propel collaboration at #KCRS. Learn more at www.kidneycan.org
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KidneyCAN
@kidneycan.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Accelerating Cures for Kidney Cancer | The KidneyCAN Story
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"Without KidneyCAN, without advocates going to the hill, sitting in front of politicians and telling their stories -- there would not have been any funding for kidney cancer."
- Dr. H. Hammers
We're accelerating cures for #kidneycancer.
WATCH: youtu.be/DdsryKHjesI
GIVE: kidneycan.org/donate-now
- Dr. H. Hammers
We're accelerating cures for #kidneycancer.
WATCH: youtu.be/DdsryKHjesI
GIVE: kidneycan.org/donate-now
Advocacy is where personal experience meets public policy. When patients and caregivers speak directly with lawmakers, it shapes how #KidneyCancer research is funded and prioritized.
We’ll continue that work together at Spring Advocacy Days, March 9–10, 2026. Save the date!
#AcceleratingCures
We’ll continue that work together at Spring Advocacy Days, March 9–10, 2026. Save the date!
#AcceleratingCures
December 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Advocacy is where personal experience meets public policy. When patients and caregivers speak directly with lawmakers, it shapes how #KidneyCancer research is funded and prioritized.
We’ll continue that work together at Spring Advocacy Days, March 9–10, 2026. Save the date!
#AcceleratingCures
We’ll continue that work together at Spring Advocacy Days, March 9–10, 2026. Save the date!
#AcceleratingCures
After his diagnosis, Chuck Stravin chose to turn his experience into action, working with KidneyCAN to help make things better for the patients who come after him.
Support the work that helps move kidney cancer research forward: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#AcceleratingCures
Support the work that helps move kidney cancer research forward: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#AcceleratingCures
December 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
After his diagnosis, Chuck Stravin chose to turn his experience into action, working with KidneyCAN to help make things better for the patients who come after him.
Support the work that helps move kidney cancer research forward: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#AcceleratingCures
Support the work that helps move kidney cancer research forward: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#AcceleratingCures
Advocacy puts real stories in front of the people who make decisions. When patients and caregivers speak directly with lawmakers, kidney cancer research becomes a priority, not an afterthought. That work continues during our 2026 Spring Advocacy Days on March 9–10.
#AcceleratingCures
#AcceleratingCures
December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Advocacy puts real stories in front of the people who make decisions. When patients and caregivers speak directly with lawmakers, kidney cancer research becomes a priority, not an afterthought. That work continues during our 2026 Spring Advocacy Days on March 9–10.
#AcceleratingCures
#AcceleratingCures
Today, KidneyCAN joins One Voice Against Cancer's Day of Action, urging Congress to pass a full-year funding bill & prioritize funding for the NCI, the NIH, & the CDC's Cancer Division. We can’t afford to pause progress on cancer research & prevention funding.
#CancerVoice25 #AcceleratingCures
#CancerVoice25 #AcceleratingCures
December 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Today, KidneyCAN joins One Voice Against Cancer's Day of Action, urging Congress to pass a full-year funding bill & prioritize funding for the NCI, the NIH, & the CDC's Cancer Division. We can’t afford to pause progress on cancer research & prevention funding.
#CancerVoice25 #AcceleratingCures
#CancerVoice25 #AcceleratingCures
Cancer remains the nation’s #2 killer—that’s why KidneyCAN joins One Voice Against Cancer & fellow members in urging Congress to make vital investments in #CancerResearch:
✅$47.2B for the NIH
✅$7.374B for the NCI
✅$1.5B for ARPA-H
✅$417.5M for the CDC’s Cancer Division
#FY26 #AcceleratingCures
✅$47.2B for the NIH
✅$7.374B for the NCI
✅$1.5B for ARPA-H
✅$417.5M for the CDC’s Cancer Division
#FY26 #AcceleratingCures
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Cancer remains the nation’s #2 killer—that’s why KidneyCAN joins One Voice Against Cancer & fellow members in urging Congress to make vital investments in #CancerResearch:
✅$47.2B for the NIH
✅$7.374B for the NCI
✅$1.5B for ARPA-H
✅$417.5M for the CDC’s Cancer Division
#FY26 #AcceleratingCures
✅$47.2B for the NIH
✅$7.374B for the NCI
✅$1.5B for ARPA-H
✅$417.5M for the CDC’s Cancer Division
#FY26 #AcceleratingCures
Being diagnosed with #KidneyCancer often comes with a lot of questions about symptoms, tests, and what comes next.
Our Patient Resource Center breaks down the diagnostic process using clear, reliable information you can trust.
Find more resources at www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Our Patient Resource Center breaks down the diagnostic process using clear, reliable information you can trust.
Find more resources at www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
December 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Being diagnosed with #KidneyCancer often comes with a lot of questions about symptoms, tests, and what comes next.
Our Patient Resource Center breaks down the diagnostic process using clear, reliable information you can trust.
Find more resources at www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Our Patient Resource Center breaks down the diagnostic process using clear, reliable information you can trust.
Find more resources at www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Save the date! The next Kidney Cancer Research Summit will be held July 23–24, 2026, in Boston.
Join researchers, clinicians, and advocates as we continue building collaboration and accelerating progress in #KidneyCancer science.
#KCRS26 #AcceleratingCures
Join researchers, clinicians, and advocates as we continue building collaboration and accelerating progress in #KidneyCancer science.
#KCRS26 #AcceleratingCures
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Save the date! The next Kidney Cancer Research Summit will be held July 23–24, 2026, in Boston.
Join researchers, clinicians, and advocates as we continue building collaboration and accelerating progress in #KidneyCancer science.
#KCRS26 #AcceleratingCures
Join researchers, clinicians, and advocates as we continue building collaboration and accelerating progress in #KidneyCancer science.
#KCRS26 #AcceleratingCures
The recording of our latest Town Hall, “Your Oncology Nurse: A Key Partner in Navigating Kidney Cancer Care,” is now available!
Watch the replay here: https://bit.ly/OncologyNurseTownHall
#AcceleratingCures
Watch the replay here: https://bit.ly/OncologyNurseTownHall
#AcceleratingCures
December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The recording of our latest Town Hall, “Your Oncology Nurse: A Key Partner in Navigating Kidney Cancer Care,” is now available!
Watch the replay here: https://bit.ly/OncologyNurseTownHall
#AcceleratingCures
Watch the replay here: https://bit.ly/OncologyNurseTownHall
#AcceleratingCures
The holidays can feel different when you’re navigating #KidneyCancer. If you’re looking for practical guidance on symptoms, treatment questions, nutrition, or emotional support, our Patient Resource Center has information you can trust.
Explore resources at www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Explore resources at www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The holidays can feel different when you’re navigating #KidneyCancer. If you’re looking for practical guidance on symptoms, treatment questions, nutrition, or emotional support, our Patient Resource Center has information you can trust.
Explore resources at www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Explore resources at www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
“How can I make a difference? What can I do to help?”
Ralph asked those questions and turned them into action, building a movement to push #KidneyCancer research forward. As we continue the #RestoreTheResearch campaign, we’re asking for your help.
https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
Ralph asked those questions and turned them into action, building a movement to push #KidneyCancer research forward. As we continue the #RestoreTheResearch campaign, we’re asking for your help.
https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
“How can I make a difference? What can I do to help?”
Ralph asked those questions and turned them into action, building a movement to push #KidneyCancer research forward. As we continue the #RestoreTheResearch campaign, we’re asking for your help.
https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
Ralph asked those questions and turned them into action, building a movement to push #KidneyCancer research forward. As we continue the #RestoreTheResearch campaign, we’re asking for your help.
https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#KidneyCancer treatment often includes drug therapies like targeted therapies, immunotherapies, or combinations of the two. Each option works differently and may be used at different stages of the disease.
Explore more at our Patient Resource Center: www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Explore more at our Patient Resource Center: www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
December 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#KidneyCancer treatment often includes drug therapies like targeted therapies, immunotherapies, or combinations of the two. Each option works differently and may be used at different stages of the disease.
Explore more at our Patient Resource Center: www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Explore more at our Patient Resource Center: www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Thank you for supporting KidneyCAN this #GivingTuesday. Your generosity, your advocacy, and your belief in this mission push us forward.
We’ll share the impact of today soon. For now, thank you for standing with the #KidneyCancer community.
#AcceleratingCures
We’ll share the impact of today soon. For now, thank you for standing with the #KidneyCancer community.
#AcceleratingCures
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Thank you for supporting KidneyCAN this #GivingTuesday. Your generosity, your advocacy, and your belief in this mission push us forward.
We’ll share the impact of today soon. For now, thank you for standing with the #KidneyCancer community.
#AcceleratingCures
We’ll share the impact of today soon. For now, thank you for standing with the #KidneyCancer community.
#AcceleratingCures
Jane gives to honor her brother, who lived longer because of treatments developed through research. She wants future families to have even more options.
If you want your gift to support the next generation of discoveries, donate at www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AccelerateCures
If you want your gift to support the next generation of discoveries, donate at www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AccelerateCures
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Jane gives to honor her brother, who lived longer because of treatments developed through research. She wants future families to have even more options.
If you want your gift to support the next generation of discoveries, donate at www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AccelerateCures
If you want your gift to support the next generation of discoveries, donate at www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AccelerateCures
This year’s Town Halls connected patients with experts, answered real questions, and created space for honest conversations. If these programs matter to you, help us keep them going: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This year’s Town Halls connected patients with experts, answered real questions, and created space for honest conversations. If these programs matter to you, help us keep them going: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
#KidneyCancer research is moving, but the field still needs stable support. Your donation helps strengthen the entire ecosystem so progress doesn’t slow down: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AccelerateCures
#GivingTuesday #AccelerateCures
December 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
#KidneyCancer research is moving, but the field still needs stable support. Your donation helps strengthen the entire ecosystem so progress doesn’t slow down: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AccelerateCures
#GivingTuesday #AccelerateCures
Our fall advocacy team brought every corner of the map into the conversation. Gifts today help us protect this momentum and keep kidney cancer at the table: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #RestoreTheResearch #AcceleratingCures
#GivingTuesday #RestoreTheResearch #AcceleratingCures
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our fall advocacy team brought every corner of the map into the conversation. Gifts today help us protect this momentum and keep kidney cancer at the table: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #RestoreTheResearch #AcceleratingCures
#GivingTuesday #RestoreTheResearch #AcceleratingCures
Supporters often tell us they value how KidneyCAN pushes research forward while supporting patients through education and community programs. If you’d like to back that approach, you can donate here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AcceleratingCures
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AcceleratingCures
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Supporters often tell us they value how KidneyCAN pushes research forward while supporting patients through education and community programs. If you’d like to back that approach, you can donate here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AcceleratingCures
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AcceleratingCures
#RockTheRun brought the #KidneyCancer community together during #KCRS25 with one goal: accelerate progress. We raised more than $20,000 to fuel research and patient programs!
You can help carry that momentum forward by giving here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
You can help carry that momentum forward by giving here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#RockTheRun brought the #KidneyCancer community together during #KCRS25 with one goal: accelerate progress. We raised more than $20,000 to fuel research and patient programs!
You can help carry that momentum forward by giving here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
You can help carry that momentum forward by giving here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
#KidneyCancer remains one of the most underfunded cancers relative to its impact. That gap slows trials and makes it harder to keep talent in the field.
Your #GivingTuesday support helps fill the gap. Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#RestoreTheResearch #AcceleratingCures
Your #GivingTuesday support helps fill the gap. Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#RestoreTheResearch #AcceleratingCures
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#KidneyCancer remains one of the most underfunded cancers relative to its impact. That gap slows trials and makes it harder to keep talent in the field.
Your #GivingTuesday support helps fill the gap. Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#RestoreTheResearch #AcceleratingCures
Your #GivingTuesday support helps fill the gap. Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#RestoreTheResearch #AcceleratingCures
This year we expanded KCRS, supported early-career investigators, and strengthened collaborations across basic, translational, and clinical science. Your #GivingTuesday donation helps keep this momentum going.
Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#KCRS25 #AcceleratingCures
Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#KCRS25 #AcceleratingCures
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This year we expanded KCRS, supported early-career investigators, and strengthened collaborations across basic, translational, and clinical science. Your #GivingTuesday donation helps keep this momentum going.
Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#KCRS25 #AcceleratingCures
Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#KCRS25 #AcceleratingCures
KidneyCAN was formed by patients and families who refused to accept slow progress. They’re the reason we fight for research. They’re the reason we speak up. They’re the reason we move fast.
You can stand with them today. Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AcceleratingCures
You can stand with them today. Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AcceleratingCures
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
KidneyCAN was formed by patients and families who refused to accept slow progress. They’re the reason we fight for research. They’re the reason we speak up. They’re the reason we move fast.
You can stand with them today. Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AcceleratingCures
You can stand with them today. Donate: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #WhyIGive #AcceleratingCures
This spring, our community showed up in force. Advocates from across the country met with congressional offices to protect research funding and keep kidney cancer on the national agenda.
If you want to support this work, visit www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
If you want to support this work, visit www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This spring, our community showed up in force. Advocates from across the country met with congressional offices to protect research funding and keep kidney cancer on the national agenda.
If you want to support this work, visit www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
If you want to support this work, visit www.kidneycan.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #AcceleratingCures
It’s #GivingTuesday! #KidneyCancer research needs stability, strong advocacy, and people who won’t let the field stall out.
Every gift today supports the work that accelerates progress for patients, clinicians, and researchers.
Give here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#AcceleratingCures
Every gift today supports the work that accelerates progress for patients, clinicians, and researchers.
Give here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#AcceleratingCures
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It’s #GivingTuesday! #KidneyCancer research needs stability, strong advocacy, and people who won’t let the field stall out.
Every gift today supports the work that accelerates progress for patients, clinicians, and researchers.
Give here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#AcceleratingCures
Every gift today supports the work that accelerates progress for patients, clinicians, and researchers.
Give here: www.kidneycan.org/donate
#AcceleratingCures
#GivingTuesday is tomorrow!
Our community is working to keep #KidneyCancer research moving through advocacy, education, and support for the scientists driving new discoveries.
Here’s where to learn more or make your gift: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#AcceleratingCures
Our community is working to keep #KidneyCancer research moving through advocacy, education, and support for the scientists driving new discoveries.
Here’s where to learn more or make your gift: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#AcceleratingCures
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#GivingTuesday is tomorrow!
Our community is working to keep #KidneyCancer research moving through advocacy, education, and support for the scientists driving new discoveries.
Here’s where to learn more or make your gift: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#AcceleratingCures
Our community is working to keep #KidneyCancer research moving through advocacy, education, and support for the scientists driving new discoveries.
Here’s where to learn more or make your gift: https://kidneycan.org/donate-now/
#AcceleratingCures
Active surveillance is a treatment approach used when kidney tumors can be safely monitored instead of removed right away. It involves regular imaging and check-ins with your care team to track any changes over time.
Learn more at our Patient Resource Center: www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Learn more at our Patient Resource Center: www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
December 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Active surveillance is a treatment approach used when kidney tumors can be safely monitored instead of removed right away. It involves regular imaging and check-ins with your care team to track any changes over time.
Learn more at our Patient Resource Center: www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures
Learn more at our Patient Resource Center: www.kidneycan.org
#AcceleratingCures