{"id":30699,"date":"2023-05-31T12:15:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T12:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipsen.com\/?p=30699"},"modified":"2023-11-30T07:58:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T05:58:53","slug":"steve-taking-action-against-kidney-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipsen.com\/oncology\/steve-taking-action-against-kidney-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve: taking action against kidney cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Steve has been diagnosed with kidney cancer twice. After initial success with a nephrectomy, his cancer returned in January 2018. This time, his doctor said there was no treatment available. \u201cHe advised I would probably be put on life-extending drugs,\u201d Steve says. \u201cI asked how long they would last, and he said maybe four years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve was scared to think that he might not be there for his family. 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