Kidney Cancer UK
Treatment decision making in localised kidney cancer
Kidney Cancer UK funded research on treatment decision making in localised kidney cancer. by; Katharina Beyer, PhD student at King’s College London... Read More
Join our Rate My Plate Competition
COMPETITION TIME Inspired by National Curry Week, we invite you to join in our cooking competition. Why not have your own family... Read More
Kidney Cancer Patient Survey 2020
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Cabo+Tecentriq combo shows promise in advanced ccRCC
Treatment with Cabometyx (cabozantinib) in combination with Tecentriq (atezolizumab) demonstrated promising clinical activity in patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma... Read More
#LWKC Webinars 2020
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Every Penny Counts
Like everyone we have faced much adversity over the last 6 months. As a charity our team have shown incredible resilience to... Read More
Kidney Cancer UK funded screening research update
Current evidence on screening for renal cancer Juliet Usher-Smith, Rebecca K. Simmons, Sabrina H. Rossi and Grant D. Stewart Renal cell carcinoma... Read More
SMC approves combination therapy for patients in Scotland
Kidney Cancer Scotland add their voice to those praising the Scottish Medicine Consortium’s (SMC) approval of the therapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination... Read More
#GreenStackforKidneyCancerUK Challenge
Amina Makele wants to get the Instagram community to join her in her #Greenstackforkidneycanceruk challenge by stacking up green books, snapping them... Read More
NICE rejects pembro+axitinib therapy for aRCC
Kidney cancer community strongly disagrees with NICE decision not to approve pembrolizumab with axitinib therapy Kidney Cancer UK, the UK’s largest kidney... Read More
Survey: Partial Nephrectomy Vs SABR
Kidney Cancer UK are hosting this survey, open to patients in the whole of the UK, on behalf of a research programme... Read More
Emma Riddell Braves the Shave instead of the Jurassic Coast
Emma Riddell, 8 days after her operation signed up to the Jurassic Coast Challenge, which was due to take place in May... Read More
Webinar: Medicines and Kidney Cancer
This is a recording of a webinar on 5th August 2020 hosted by Kidney Cancer UK by Gareth Hunt, oncology specialist pharmacist... Read More
Virtual KiltWalk 2020
After reviewing the latest pandemic updates and seeking official Government advice, the Kiltwalk have made the very difficult but well-considered decision to cancel... Read More
Serum reported to be a prognostic marker for RCC
There has been no clinically useful diagnostic or prognostic biomarker for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Serum γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity has been reported... Read More
Cancer hiding behind cancer
Darren Roberts was initially diagnosed with bladder cancer only to find it was a metastasis from kidney cancer; cancer hiding behind cancer.... Read More
Study shows Rise in Wilms Tumour
A study points to a rise in renal carcinomas in children, known as ‘Wilms Tumour’. Wilms tumour remains the most common type... Read More
RCC combo approved on CDF
The UK’s first as breakthrough kidney cancer combination treatment has been approved for immediate use through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) in... Read More
Colin Towell Chasing Pavements – London Marathon 2020
Why am I doing this? That is the question that enters my mind as I watch the pavement pound by beneath me... Read More
Cabo/atezo phase 3 combo RCC trial launched
The phase 3 CONTACT-03 trial is exploring the combination of the multikinase inhibitor and immunotherapy agent in patients with renal cell carcinoma... Read More
Biomarker combo may help predict mRCC immuno response
When deciding on the best course of treatment for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), it’s difficult for oncologists to know... Read More
Be a Community Collector for us
Kidney Cancer UK & Kidney Cancer Scotland’s community collections scheme, Kidney Cancer Care, provides dedicated support for patients, their carers and families... Read More
Evie Braves the Shave in a 2-4-1
On April 14th 2020 Nicola Richardson was diagnosed with kidney cancer. A CT scan showed a 7.5cm tumour taking over practically the... Read More
Rick Wakeman – Life on Mars
Rick Wakeman gave us this specail gift as part of our 2020 #Saturdaybuskers slot, he is a true music legend. In 1971... Read More
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