The Institute of Community and Public Health (ICPH) at Birzeit University on February 16, 2013 held the seventh lecture in a series. The talk was entitled "Epidemiology of Kidney Cancer: Renal Cell Carcinoma" and was delivered by University of Florida Health Sciences Center Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology Nabih Asal.

Professor Asal addressed the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of kidney cancer. "If the cancer is in the kidney only, which applies to about 40% of cases, 90% of these cases can be cured with surgery. If, however, it has spread beyond the kidneys, often to the lymph nodes or main renal veins, treatment besides surgery becomes a must,” he told the audience.

The ICPH lecture series contributes to the process of building a Palestinian health care system through a strategy that develops health services and provides health information for Palestinians.