World Kidney Cancer Day 2023
One challenge kidney cancer patients face is maintaining quality of life. World Kidney Cancer Day 2023 shares experiences and tips from patients and carers around the world that help support physical and mental wellbeing. Whatever your age, whatever your stage, we need to talk about living with kidney cancer.
Patient videos
The following two videos include patients from around the world talking about the support they received and their quality of life while living with kidney cancer:
“I’ve been helped by other people to rebuild my life, and I’ll never forget it.”
Steve, patient from the UK
Global Patient & Carer Symposium
June 15 | 1-2 pm BST
Dr Madhi Sheikh of the International Agency for Research on Cancer will lead a panel of patients, carers and experts from around the world in a one-hour discussion about maintaining quality of life when living with kidney cancers. Topics will include talking with family and friends, joining a patient support group, the importance of nutrition, physical activity and other factors that affect patients’ physical and mental wellbeing.
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