Facts & Statistics

• 20 million Americans are affected with kidney disease and another 20 million are at increased risk.
• African Americans, Hispanics, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans and seniors have increased risks for developing kidney disease.
• Currently, there are 69,695 individuals on the national waiting list for a kidney donation
• The need for organ donations is much higher among minority populations.
• The American Cancer Society estimates that annually, about 32,000 new cases of kidney cancer are diagnosed and about 12,000 people die from kidney cancer.
• Men are at a higher risk of developing kidney cancer than women.
• Early detection can prevent the progression of kidney disease to kidney failure and also increase the changes of survival for individuals with kidney cancer.