I am a 40 year old Stage 4 Kidney Cancer warrior. My blog blends updated medical information about cancer and new treatments and my personal experience on this journey and insights on how I am dealing with victories and setbacks.
Diagnosed with Kidney Cancer in November, 2006 and had a kidney removed on December, 2006.
I have made it my life's mission to fight this cancer as hard as I can for as long as I can. Hopefully, until it is dead and out of my body.
I am a retired physcian who has been battling kidney cancer for 7 years. I have had stage 4 (metastatic disease) since 2003. I am now medical director of Action to Cure Kidney Cancer (www.ackc.org). Our goal is to increase federal funding for kidney cancer research, to help patinets navigate the confusing world of cancer care, and to raise funds privately for direct grants to scientists ...
I work as a public relations exectutive in Washington, DC, and live in Alexandria, VA, with my wife, Dena, and two little girls -- Katie and Josie. I am fighting Stage IV Renal Cell Carcinoma, better known as kidney cancer, and am particularly interested in the movement known as patient advocacy. This is particularly true after discovering that few doctors, including oncologists, are intimately...
My name is Patty and I'm a person who hates wearing hats, both literally and figuratively. Now I will be wearing a caregivers cancer hat because my husband has cancer and I need to be strong for him. But I also need a place to vent, look for support and find strength. Hopefully, this blog will enable me to deal with the process and meet others who are going through a similar challenge....
I have 4 kids and 9 grandbabies and they are my world. They are my reason for fighting cancer with optimism and strength. I was diagnosed with Kidney Cancer on 5/5/10 and had a radical Nephrectomy on 10/7/10. I would never hope for cancer but I am grateful for what having cancer has taught me.