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Kidney Cancer Association
The Kidney Cancer Association is a membership organization made up of patients, family members, physicians, researchers, and other health professionals." A non-profit, membership-based organization, the Kidney Cancer Association offers free publications, patient meetings, online services, and clinical trial information. Two specific features regarding patients are the survivor gallery, and a section on dealing with the disease. The site also has information on research performed by the KCA, and public policy and advocacy.
Kidney Dialysis Foundation
"The Kidney Dialysis Foundation (KDF) attends to the well being of needy people stricken with end-stage kidney disease. We help to save lives through subsidized haemodialysis treatment." This website has a detailed, easy-to-understand list of topics which explain kidney diseases, signs and symptoms, haemodialysis, renal transplants, general advice for a kidney patient, and more. This site also features a bulletin board where kidney disease patients, family, and friends can post and receive messages.
Kidney Foundation of Canada – Windsor Chapter
This site is similar to the home office site with regard to information related to the Foundation, its general services, programs, set-up, etc. In addition, this local site describes current fundraising programs and events, and committees and services such as peer support volunteers, patient services, patient/family council, and the planned giving program. This site also has specific information for those interested in volunteering. Included are related links, and a discussion forum.
Questions About Kidney Transplantation
This page, from TransWeb.org (a site all about transplantation and donation), answers specific questions regarding kidney transplantation – from life expectancy, to chronic rejections, to waiting lists. There is also a link to some personal stories of the experiences of living kidney donors.
Steve Dunn’s Kidney Cancer Page
This page provides some specific information about the types of kidney cancer, and very informative material about various treatments. This site also features a mailing list with hundreds of participating kidney cancer patients.
The Polycystic Kidney Disease Information Page
This website is the creation of an individual whose father died of PKD at a time when, due to lack of information, there was little to be done about prevention or detection. This page provides access to information about Polycystic Kidney Disease, offering a newsletter, a low protein diet page, as well as links to other PKD pages, and dialysis/transplant links. Included is a chat room, a guest book, and messages boards for patients to be able to encourage and support one another.
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