Do the 2021 #BooRunChallenge! Run, walk, or bike in the month of October to show your support for kidney cancer research! This is an untimed challenge and can be done at your leisure. Run, walk, or bike in costume if you wish! No registration or fees are required! Share photos with us on Facebook using the hashtag: #BooRunChallenge https://www.facebook.com/BooRunforLife/

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 we will not be able to host the Boo! Run and Walk race in-person in 2021. Maybe next year! We very much welcome and appreciate donations to Dean R. ONeill Renal Cell Cancer Research Fund.

What the Boo! Run for Life Supports

The event benefits the Dean R. O' Neill Renal Cell Cancer Research Fund at the Foundation for National Institutes of Health (FNIH), which is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization.

Kidney cancer is on the rise in the United States. Nearly 64,000 people are diagnosed with renal cell cancer, a common form of kidney cancer each year. The disease is considered by many as an under-researched cancer.

Having been diagnosed with renal cancer, Mr. O'Neill was relentless in learning more about the disease and various cutting-edge treatment options. The O'Neill Fund specifically supports a post-baccalaureate fellow at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health, who works in conjunction with Dr. Richard Childs to explore treatments such as allogeneic stem cell transplants, vaccine therapy, and drug treatments for renal cell cancer.

For More Information

To learn more about the O'Neill Fund, please visit Dean R. O'Neill Renal Cell Cancer Research Fund.

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health procures funding and manages alliances with public and private institutions and individuals in support of the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the premier medical research agency. The Foundation, also known as the FNIH, works with its partners to accelerate biomedical research and strategies to fight against diseases in the United States and across the world. For more information on the FNIH please visit fnih.org .