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During this series of videos, kidney cancer patients and carers talk frankly about their experiences, emotions and how to live well with a diagnosis of kidney cancer
Coping with a diagnosis of kidney cancer
Talking about kidney cancer
A carer’s perspective

Real stories

The lives of all these people have been affected by kidney cancer
Some are patients, some are carers, all are stories by real people sharing their experiences of living with kidney cancer

Latest kidney cancer news

10 May 2024

Comparison of cabozantinib with axitinib as second-line treatment for metastatic kidney cancer

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10 May 2024

Expert interview about cancer vaccines

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10 May 2024

NHS England Cancer Programme progress update – Spring 2024

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9 May 2024

New PET imaging agent for kidney cancer

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8 May 2024

Factors affecting outcomes after nephrectomy for metastatic kidney cancer

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3 May 2024

The ‘mystery’ culprit causing kidney cancer worldwide

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26 Apr 2024

New cancer vaccine in development

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23 Apr 2024

Sick pay - cancer patients are counting the cost

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22 Apr 2024

Lenvatinib plus everolimus for patients with metastatic kidney cancer

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22 Apr 2024

Adjuvant pembrolizumab prolongs overall survival for kidney cancer patients

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17 Apr 2024

Cancer52 manifesto launch

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12 Apr 2024

Immunotherapy combinations versus TKIs for papillary renal cell carcinoma

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To date, there have not been any studies that have compared second-line treatments for patients with kidney cancer that has spread (metastatic kidney cancer). This study looked at real-world data to compare the effectiveness of cabozantinib and axitinib (both tyrosine kinase inhibitors) as second-line treatments in patients with metastatic kidney cancer who had previously been treated with a combination of immunotherapies, nivolumab plus ipilimumab.

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Comparison of cabozantinib with axitinib as second-line treatment for metastatic kidney cancer
To date, there have not been any studies that have compared second-line treatments for patients with kidney cancer that has spread (metastatic kidney cancer). This study looked at real-world data to compare the effectiveness of cabozantinib and axitinib (both tyrosine kinase inhibitors) as second-li...
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Action Kidney Cancer17 hours ago
In this very interesting interview from the Friends of Renal Oncology Group (FROG) in Oxford, Steve Easton, a kidney cancer survivor from FROG, talks with Professor Lenard Lee, an oncologist from the University of Oxford, about the development of kidney cancer vaccines.

Watch the video on our website here:
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Expert interview about cancer vaccines
In this very interesting interview from the Friends of Renal Oncology Group (FROG) in Oxford, Steve Easton, a kidney cancer survivor from FROG, talks with Professor Lenard Lee, an oncologist from the University of Oxford, about the development of kidney cancer vaccines. https://www.youtube.com/watch...
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The NHS England Cancer Programme has released a report NHS England Cancer Programme progress update – Spring 2024. The report outlines significant progress made towards targets set out in the Long Term Plan.

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NHS England Cancer Programme progress update – Spring 2024
The NHS England Cancer Programme has released a report NHS England Cancer Programme progress update – Spring 2024. The report outlines significant progress made towards targets set out in the Long Term Plan. The Long Term Plan (published in 2019) contained two ambitions for cancer, which
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Researchers are looking for better ways to diagnose kidney cancer. There is an unmet need for an accurate test to diagnose kidney cancer to guide patient care and treatment. Researchers have developed a new imaging agent that can accurately diagnose kidney cancer much faster using PET scans.

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New PET imaging agent for kidney cancer
Researchers are looking for better ways to diagnose kidney cancer. Currently, diagnosis is made using scans, which cannot tell the difference between benign and cancerous tumours, and biopsy,
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Action Kidney Cancer2 weeks ago
Please save the date, Saturday the 9th November 2024.

We are delighted that Steve Goldsmith one of our community has kindly organised another ceilidh with the very talented musicians of the band Panjandrum for us.

On the night the music will be performed by Panjandrum who have over 100 years musical experience between them.

Please join Steve and Jan for an evening of ceilidh dancing to the excellent music of these fine multi-instrumentalists or if you would prefer to just listen, you are most welcome too.

Time is 7.30pm until 11.00pm.

For tickets (£15 for adults, £10 for under 18s, and free for under 7s: booking charges apply) please click here.

For more information and to book tickets please follow the link below:
https://actionkidneycancer.org/event/panjandrum-ceilidh-november-2024/

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Action Kidney Cancer3 weeks ago
There is still time to buy tickets for the last Crewe & Nantwich Northern Soul Charity Event being hosted at Crozzy Club ( before it closes) on Sunday 19th May 2024, 1 pm till late

Steve Pointon and his parents have organised this popular event to raise funds for us.
Come along for a fantastic day of the very best of Northern Soul and Motown. Dance the day away and be entertained by more than a dozen Northern Soul and Motown DJs.

Tickets are £10 in advance and £12 on the door.

You can buy tickets from:

Dave 07488 286421 / davendrew3@hotmail.com
Steve 07827 666554 / stevenpointon@hotmail.co.uk

To find out more please follow the link:

https://actionkidneycancer.org/event/northern-soul-and-motown-charity-event/

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