Filtering The Facts: The Urology Care Foundation Spreads Awareness for National Kidney Month
BALTIMORE, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- March is National Kidney Month, and the Urology Care Foundation, the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA), wants to help share all the tools and information you need to take charge of your kidney health.
- BALTIMORE, March 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- March is National Kidney Month, and the Urology Care Foundation, the official foundation of the American Urological Association (AUA), wants to help share all the tools and information you need to take charge of your kidney health.
- The kidneys also make hormones that help to keep blood pressure stable, make red blood cells and help keep bones strong.
- Kidney health deserves equal awareness,” said Dr. Timothy Averch, chair of the Urology Care Foundation’s Kidney and Adrenal Health Committee.
- For National Kidney Month, the Urology Care Foundation is focusing on information about kidney cancer and kidney stones:
It is estimated that there will be over 81,000 new kidney cancer cases and over 14,000 cancer deaths in the United States in 2024.