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Ryan: Family Man, Sports Enthusiast, and Advocate
The night before Thanksgiving 2022, Ryan's world changed forever. What started as severe back pain became a stage III kidney cancer diagnosis and an unexpected... Read More

Maggie: Navigating Kidney Cancer in Veteran and Native American Communities
Five years into her husband Ron's stage IV kidney cancer battle, Maggie realized something crucial: her story mattered too. With a 3-ring binder full of medical notes and a fierce... Read More

Mark: Ultramarathon Running Helps Him Support His Wife’s Rare Kidney Cancer
"It's not easy watching your spouse having to live with cancer." Mark's words cut to the heart of a care partner’s experience. After three years of treatments, hospitalizations and... Read More

Tracie: Standing Up For a Second Opinion
When Tracie's husband was diagnosed with bilateral papillary renal cell carcinoma, the doctor they consulted had one answer: remove both kidneys and prepare for a... Read More

Catherine: Navigating Cancer Treatment as a Healthcare Provider
Catherine was a physician’s assistant for 14 years, trained to heal others, but she never expected to become the youngest cancer patient in her own practice. This mother to a young son... Read More

Leah: Rare Kidney Cancer and Her Advocacy for Research
At 32 weeks pregnant, severe pain led Leah to ask for a diagnosis. What doctors initially dismissed as muscle cramps turned out to be a 9cm tumor on her left kidney... Read More