Welcome to Action Kidney Cancer

The United Kingdom’s only patient-led kidney cancer charity

Patient Support Forum

Stronger together

In our own words

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

20 Jun 2025

Combination therapy shows promise for hereditary papillary kidney cancer

19 Jun 2025

Unprecedented boost for clinical trials under 10 Year Health Plan

13 Jun 2025

Kidney cancer research highlights from ASCO 2025

21 May 2025

The financial implications of a cancer diagnosis

19 May 2025

Cancer waiting times: latest updates

14 May 2025

Kidney cancer becoming more common in younger people?

30 Apr 2025

UK regulators approve injectable form of nivolumab for solid tumours

28 Apr 2025

Immunotherapy for the treatment of non-clear cell kidney cancer

7 Apr 2025

IKCC Global Kidney Cancer Summit

2 Apr 2025

Europe has approved subcutaneous nivolumab for solid tumours

28 Mar 2025

The Big Cancer52 Conversation

24 Mar 2025

A urine test to detect the return of kidney cancer

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Action Kidney Cancer1 day ago
Thank you to FROGS ( Friends Of Renal Oncology Group) for taking part in this years IKCC World Kidney Cancer Day 2025 on the 19th June.
They joined us at the global symposium and decided to wear green to raise awareness of kidney cancer on the day, who knew there are so many shades!

To find out more about patients groups around the country please follow the link below:
https://actionkidneycancer.org/help-support/patient-groups/

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Action Kidney Cancer6 days ago
If you missed the IKCC Global symposium yesterday, we have the recording.
More than 500 people have already viewed this very informative symposium.

To watch the recording please follow the link:
https://actionkidneycancer.org/get-involved/world-kidney-cancer-day-2025/#
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Action Kidney Cancer7 days ago
Thank you to everyone who helped us raise awareness of IKCC World Kidney Cancer day, it has made the difference.

Like other hospitals Leighton Hospital in Crew have been busy talking to kidney cancer patients on how to 'Show your kidneys some love'

To see all our useful resources that can help you, please follow the link below:

https://actionkidneycancer.org/get-involved/world-kidney-cancer-day-2025/

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Action Kidney Cancer7 days ago
IKCC have identified that if you can maintain a healthy weight
this reduces your risk of cancers and heart disease.
If you need to lose weight – or gain weight, as people with kidney cancer often do – your doctor may be able to help.

Our two video interviews, Diet and kidney cancer part one and two where Karen McNee talks with Bruno Malfrici, a Dietitian specialising in diets for people with kidney disease, discuss a healthy diet for people with kidney cancer provides good information.

To watch the videos please follow the links below:

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Action Kidney Cancer7 days ago
The theme for IKCC World kidney Cancer Day is 'Love your kidneys'

Please take the time to watch this video which talks about the difference between kidney disease and kidney cancer.

In this video interview, Steven Pointon talks with Dr Steve Bromage, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Stepping Hill Hospital, about the difference between kidney disease and kidney cancer, what happens to kidney function when a kidney is removed, monitoring kidney function, and how to manage kidney disease.

To watch the video, please follow the link:
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Action Kidney Cancer1 week ago
To 'Show your kidneys some love' IKCC have created a useful checklist for World Kidney Cancer Day, you can take this to your doctor to check your kidney health.

Kidney health is important not just for your physical and mental
health, poor kidney function can affect quality of life and exclude you from some treatments and clinical trials.

To find out more about and to download the checklist please follow the link below:

https://actionkidneycancer.org/get-involved/world-kidney-cancer-day-2025/

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