Action to Cure Kidney Cancer (ACKC)
ACKC is the only major kidney cancer grassroots advocacy organization raising funds
that go predominantly to support kidney cancer research.
We don’t accept money from Big Pharma or any other treatment stakeholders.
Advance
RESEARCH FUNDING
Advocate for federal funding of kidney cancer research including DoD’s KCRP and NCI’s SPORE; grant awards to institutions, scientists, and projects
Inform
CANCER COMMUNITY
Share news and knowledge about kidney cancer causes, stages, treatment, prevention; educate policymakers, empower patients and caregivers
Promote
CANCER AWARENESS
Understand causes, expose inequities (racial, ethnic, gender, geographic) and obstacles (uninsured, drug costs); identify stakeholder roles and agendas
Support
ACKC MISSION
Help achieve our purpose; donate; join us to fundraise, lobby elected officials, comment on news and point-of-view posts, engage on social media
Fuel Our Fight
Every 6 minutes someone is diagnosed with kidney cancer, and nearly 14,000 will die this year.* Yet funding for research lags behind other cancers. Learn more →
*In the US • Source: American Cancer Society
Campaigns for Federal Research Funding
ACKC’s Capitol Hill advocacy has generated $198 million in Congressional appropriations for kidney cancer research through FY 2022.
Direct Funding to Kidney Cancer Researchers
Since 2006, ACKC has granted more than $465,000 to promising scientists and their institutions.
Independent Research and Analysis
“ACKC Investigates” takes an in-depth look at causes of kidney cancer, exposes inequities and obstacles to care, and delves into stakeholder roles and agendas.
News Highlights
Headline snippets, curated by ACKC, that may be of interest — directly or tangentially — to our kidney cancer community.
Link below for more articles, detailed summaries, and original sources.
President signs omnibus bill including $50M for kidney cancer research…Standard fetus DNA test can diagnose maternal cancer…Cause of death in CT prisons…Tumors eventually develop resistance to immunotherapies by one tumor cell hiding inside another tumor cell…Walking is fine, but “brisk” walking is finer in the search for longevity…5-org meetup about healthcare disparities…
ACKC Blog
Information related to treatment therapies, prevention of disease, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and overcoming obstacles to effective care, including original research and our own independent analysis.