Action Kidney Cancer has joined the Cancer Charity Forum, a forum run by NHS England to keep cancer charities updated with NHS initiatives to improve and enhance cancer services across England. They held their quarterly meeting earlier this month.

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Mental and emotional challenges may arise or worsen among people living with cancer. This is particularly true for anxiety and depression, which are common among people with cancer. Anxiety and depression can affect quality of life and make it harder to cope with or finish cancer treatment.

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If you or your loved ones are finding it difficult to cope, we are always here to support and help you through the difficult times.

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Kidney cancer bone metastases in the long bones of the body are prone to fractures or bone pain needing treatment with radiotherapy or surgery. A review of the literature was conducted to find out whether the use of bisphosphonates in patients with kidney cancer bone metastases in the long bones results in a reduction in bone pain and/or fractures.

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Using videos from real patients, this article talks about the fact that in the early stages, kidney cancers don't generally cause any signs or symptoms and more than half of all kidney cancers are diagnosed accidentally when someone is having tests done for other conditions or diseases.

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