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Resources

Webinars

Understanding the Genetics of Wilms tumor with Joyce Tuner of Children's National hospital, a webinar for Elevate Childhood Cancer and Elevate Wilms, for kidney cancer awareness month.

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Download the Slides from the webinar, ‘Understanding the Genetic Puzzle of Wilms Tumor’ helow:

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Understanding the Genetic Puzzle of Wilms Tumor

Genetic counseling and testing for wilms tumor with Joyce turner.

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Genetics Overview

Overview of what a genetic counselor is, reasons to do genetic testing, genetic terms, germline and somatic testing, wilms tumor predisposition red flags and case examples.

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Genetic Counselors

Genetic counselors explained and the different types of genetic counseling.

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Genetic Testing

Genetic testing, the why and how to screen.

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Genes

Genes explained.

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DNA & RNA

DNA, genes, nucleotides and basepairs explained and broken down.

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Transcription

DNA and Primary RNA transcription explained with exon and intron in the coding regions.

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Protein Synthesis

Protein synthesis and amino acids, mRNA, growing proteins and condons.

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MRNA and wilms tumor genetic testing.

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Germline vs. Somatic Gene

Germline vs somatic gene mutation and testing.

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Two-Hit Hypothesis

Hypothesis for non-hereditary and hereditary cell mutation in pediatric cancer.

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Red Flags for WT Genetic Syndromes

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Red Flags for WT Genetic Syndromes

Wilms tumor genetic syndromes. Red flags for wilms.

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Genetic Testing Decision

Genetic testing decision tree. Clinical and pathology findings related to wilms tumor.

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Conditions and Genes

Conditions and genes related to genetic testing and wilms tumor diagnosis.

Wilms-Tumor-and-Genetics.pptx.pdf

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Conditions and Genes

Wilms-Tumor-and-Genetics.pptx.pdf

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Conditions and Genes

conditions and genes in relations to wilms tumor and pediatric kidney cancer.

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Case Examples

Case example for wilms tumor and genetic testing. Asymptomatic presentation of wilms tumor.

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Case Examples

Case example of somatic or tumor gene testing and pathology of bilateral wilms tumor with favorable histology. Genetic counseling and Germaine testing is encouraged.

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Case Examples

Case Example for genetic testing and children's national hospitals Joyce Turner, genetic expert.

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Genetic Testing Strategies

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Methylation Testing on Tumor

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New Tech & RNA Sequencing

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Future Directions

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Genetic Testing Strategy

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Contact Joyce Turner Here

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You have permission for a second opinion. Andrea Lutes, nurse care coordinator. Webinar. Resources.

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Educational Resources

Kidney resources. Wilms tumor. Rhabdomyosarcoma.

Our Amazing Kidneys

Learn more on the function and structure of our kidneys!

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Miriam F Weiss, MD, retired nephrologist and Wilms’ grandmother

Blogs

Rhabdoid Tumors: Understanding Diagnosis, Treatment, and the Impact During Kidney Cancer Awareness Month

by ElevateAdmin | March 13, 2025 | Advocacy, Elevate Kids, Elevate News, Fundraisers, Research | 0 Comments

"On November 26th, 2023, I took Paislee to the emergency room, where she was admitted for high levels of calcium. Two days later, while changing Paislee's diaper, I felt a hard lump on the lower right side (her left side) of her abdomen and called for help."...

R01 Grants and Wilms Tumor Research: A Decade of Setbacks and Why These Critical Funding Gaps Matter

by ElevateAdmin | March 10, 2025 | Advocacy, Elevate Kids, Federal, Fundraisers, Research, State, Wilms Workgroup | 0 Comments

Here’s the heartbreaking reality: Wilms tumor, the most common abdominal childhood cancer & most common tumor affecting the kidneys, hasn’t received an R01 grant in over 10 years. Every child deserves the best chance at a future, and research is how we get there....

Sharing The Experience: The Genetic Predisposition Clinic

by ElevateAdmin | March 5, 2025 | Advocacy, Research, Wilms Workgroup | 0 Comments

"Ralphie’s nine-year-old sister was not identified as having a cancer predisposition syndrome until after she had been diagnosed with cancer, Wilms tumor, twice. By that time cancer filled her little body, displacing her liver, traveling throughout her abdomen,...

Ewings Sarcoma Survivor’s Mom Shares Why Blood Donations Matter

by ElevateAdmin | January 12, 2025 | Elevate News, Get involved/Volunteer | 0 Comments

"I started donating blood when I was in high school, in a probably ill-advised scheme to work past my fear of needles." - Aimee Formo Aimee, an incredibly well-versed and passionate childhood cancer mom and advocate currently residing in Indiana, shares with...

Call to Action in 2025

by ElevateAdmin | January 2, 2025 | Advocacy, Federal, Research | 0 Comments

"One of the most devastating things about this legislative mess is that some of these bills in this package had no fiscal attached, meaning they weren't going to cost taxpayers a dime!" - Robyn Spoon, Elevate CEO & FounderHere is the site that we...

ELEVATE at the FDA

by ElevateAdmin | October 25, 2024 | Advocacy, Elevate News, Federal, Get involved/Volunteer, Research, State | 0 Comments

" "Making more drugs available to kids with cancer means solving a million small problems. Yesterday’s event provided a necessary opportunity to bring more and more of those problems to light. If we can identify the problems, name the problems, then we can...

Tatum and Maisie Moving Mountains

by ElevateAdmin | September 11, 2024 | Elevate News, Fundraisers, Get involved/Volunteer | 0 Comments

"The challenges of being a pediatric cancer family are innumerable. Every time you think you’ve found the worst thing, something else rears its ugly head. These past few weeks we’ve witnessed a hefty serving of that humanity, led by two young girls, Tatum Pillor and...

Outwork the Noise

by ElevateAdmin | September 4, 2024 | Advocacy, Elevate News, Get involved/Volunteer | 0 Comments

Don’t listen to those voices. Let your hard work, sweat and exertion drown out the noise. Outwork the noise. -Justin Spoon Outwork the noise means something different for each of us. Robyn Spoon, Elevate Founder shares what this meant to Justin, and what it means to...

A Son, Brother, Collegiate Runner and Asbury Graduate Diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma

by ElevateAdmin | July 23, 2024 | Advocacy, Elevate News, Rhabdo Workgroup | 0 Comments

"Today, you don't have to do something special. You don't have to do anything amazing or overwhelming. You just gotta get of bed and do something." - Justin Spoon - A mother's share: Sitting in a small Lexington, Kentucky clinic room with my then 21-year-old...

Ewings Sarcoma Mom Shares

by ElevateAdmin | July 15, 2024 | Advocacy, Elevate News, Get involved/Volunteer | 0 Comments

"Her diagnosis story is probably best classified as ‘trust your gut and ask for the extra tests’." - Aimee Formo, Ewings Sarcoma Survivor's mom & Childhood Cancer AdvocateGuest Blog by: Aimee Formo Ewings sarcoma, also abbreviated EWS, is an aggressive type...