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The leading charitable authority supporting children, families and healthcare organizations affected by the childhood kidney cancer ‘Wilms’.

Joined February 2020
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Early detection of Wilms tumor matters. Knowing the possible signs: abdominal swelling or a lump, abdominal pain, blood in the urine, fever or high blood pressure, can help children receive medical assessment sooner. #Wilms #WilmsTumor #ChildhoodCancer WilmsFoundation.org
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The Global Initiative for Wilms Tumor™ (GIWT) is bringing together global expertise to improve awareness, education and collaboration for children with Wilms tumor. Learn more: wilmsfoundation.org/global-i… #WilmsTumor #ChildhoodCancer #GlobalHealth #WilmsCancerFoundation
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Wilms Warriors™ is the Wilms Cancer Foundations community outreach program in support of children, families and healthcare professionals tackling this tragic disease. #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsCancerFoundation #WilmsFoundation #WilmsWarrior #WilmsWarriors
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If you receive a late stage Wilms diagnosis you better get used to this sign. The average treatment cycle for stage 4 is 3-4 years "on-treatment" and a further 5yrs. of "off-treatment Hugh risk surveillance" WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsCancer
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Fighting Childhood Kidney Cancer is a PAINFUL and PROTRACTED trestment journey sometimes LASTING YEARS. Needles, Chemicals & Isolation day-in-day-out. Help us to help them. AWARENESS SAVES LIVES WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsCancerFoundation
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Chemo, sleep, radiation, sleep, surgery, sleep... Wilms tumor diagnosis can lead to protracted and painful treatment sometimes lasting years. While life moves on for others for Wilms tumor patients the clock ticks... slowly. WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor
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Wilms tumor is one the most treatments le childhood cancers... If caught early! Late detection can lead to painful, life threatening and protracted treatment lasting years and, sadly, death. AWARENESS SAVES LIVES WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors
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Its not what on the outside but the inside. Wilms tumor often goes undiscovered for years until diagnosed at stage 4-5 and leading to unexceptably high mortality rates. Help us to help them. AWARENESS SAVES LIVES WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors
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Fighting Childhood Kidney Cancer is a journey. Children undergoing treatment sometimes face years of effective isolation: no school, no sports, no sleepovers. Help us to help them. AWARENESS SAVES LIVES WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsCancer
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Every day children are faced with the pain and Harry’s heartache of a late “STAGE 4/5 KIDNEY CANCER” diagnosis. Together we can change that ! AWARENESS SAVES LIVES WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsCancerFoundation #WilmsFoundation #WilmsWarrior
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Fear: You can't ignore it, you can't negotiate with it, you can't escape it. You just live with it. Every second, every minute, every hour, every day, every months, and every year. When it over, you never forget it. WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors
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Being diagnosed with CANCER is terrifying. Facing Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Hair loss, Mouth sores. Scared? Now imagine you're a child Awareness = Early Detection = Saved Lives WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsFoundation #WilmsCancerFoundation
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KIDNEY CANCER is the 4th most common cancer in children. This year 7,500 children in N. America are fighting it right now. AWARENESS SAVES LIVES #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsFoundation #WilmsCancerFoundation #WilmsWarrior #WilmsWarriors #ChildhoodCancer #KidneyCancer
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Did you know Kidney Cancer is the 4th most common Childhood Cancer This year another 600-700 children in North America will be diagnosed with kidney cancer #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsFoundation #WilmsCancerFoundation #WilmsWarrior #WilmsWarriors #WilmsSupportNetwork
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Top 5 side effects that occur during chemotherapy treatment... Nausea; Vomiting; Diarrhea; Hair loss; Mouth sores. Now imagine your 8 years old. WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #monikapodgorski #claudelllouis #etado19 #dinamired #kia #kiawest #bclions #eagames
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Cancer doesn't define me. I define myself. I am strong. I am positive. I am unique. I am not Cancer. Don't be defined by cancer, define yourself. WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsFoundation #WilmsCancerFoundation #WilmsWarrior #WilmsWarriors
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March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month honouring patients affected by the disease, and highlighting advances by practitioners and researchers against the disease. Please donate. WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #monikapodgorski #claudelllouis #etado19 #dinamired – at Penticton, British Columbia
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Kidney Cancer is the 4th most common Childhood Cancer. This year another 600-700 children in North America will be diagnosed with kidney cancer. Over 190,000 children suffer from it worldwide. WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsFoundation #WilmsCancer
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This year another 600-700 children in North America will face kidney cancer and the reality of chemotherapy including: Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Hairloss, Mouthsores WilmsFoundation.org #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsFoundation #WilmsCancerFoundation #WilmsWarrior – at Penticton, British Columbia
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Childhood Kidney Cancer is one of the most treatable childhood cancers… why are mortality rates so high; North America: 7%, Africa: 55%. It’s unacceptable. #Wilms #WilmsTumor #WilmsTumors #WilmsFoundation #WilmsCancerFoundation #WilmsWarrior #WilmsWarriors #WilmsSupportNetwork
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