Kidney Cancer UK
BBC’s George Alagiah on living with coronavirus and cancer
In these worrying times we live in, this is a positive story for all cancer patients. BBC newsreader George Alagiah, who is... Read More
Weak kidney cancer cells could serve as therapeutic target
Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have made an important discovery about how some cancers rely on glucose... Read More
RAMPART UPDATE: Covid-19 Participant Information
The team of doctors and researchers responsible for the RAMPART study are reviewing the potential risks and benefit of the research on... Read More
Survey – Can a scan tell if a lump in the kidney is cancer or not?
We are hosting this survey on behalf of our Trustee and Senior lecturer in renal cancer surgery and honorary consultant urological surgeon... Read More
Team Riddell take on the Jurassic Coast
10 days between diagnosis and operation to then 8 days later signing up to the Jurassic Coast Challenge! Determined and focused kidney... Read More
Butterfly Boxes rise to support Kidney Cancer Patients
Following her own personal experiences of kidney cancer, our Community Champion, Mary Stopher is bringing brightness to other patients through butterfly boxes.... Read More
Nivolumab+Sitravatinib Combo Impresses in RCC
Combining a broad-spectrum tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with an immune checkpoint inhibitor resulted in a high disease control rate in a preliminary... Read More
Grant Stewart New Chair of Surgical Oncology, University of Cambridge
We are delighted to announce that Grant Stewart, Chair of Kidney Cancer UK’s ‘Kidney Cancer Accord‘ steering group, is to take up... Read More
Hopes of ‘one-size-fits-all’ cancer therapy discovered
London: Researchers at Cardiff University have discovered a new type of killer T-cell that offers hope of a “one-size-fits-all” cancer therapy. These... Read More
Tivozanib Shows Superior Safety Profile Across TKIs in mRCC
For the study, researchers conducted a literature review and network meta-analysis of phase 2/3 randomized controlled trials of approved first-line TKI therapies... Read More
Kidney Cancer Awareness Week 3-7 February 2020
and read the results of our Patient Survey
Kidney Cancer Accord: Consensus Statement
A pathway forward
Living With Kidney Cancer Days 2020
Check the dates for our free Living With Kidney Cancer days for 2020.
Non-invasive test that can detect kidney cancer
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has poor survival prognosis because it is asymptomatic at an early, more curative stage. Recently, urine perilipin-2 (PLIN-2)... Read More
Folic acid reduces mucositis in mRCC
With the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) and mTOR-inhibitors a decade ago, many metastatic RCC patients have received their treatment as... Read More
From Patient to Marathon Man
Well where do I start; at the beginning I suppose would be a good point. So, in May 2018, I went to... Read More
Team Trilbs & The #TeamKCUK Runner
‘Where to start? I don’t have, but I am someone like many, living with kidney cancer. I first came across it in... Read More
Kidney Cancer UK In Wales
October was an exciting time for Kidney Cancer UK in South Wales. On the evening of Thursday 17th of October we were... Read More
SMC Approve lenvatinib for kidney cancer
Lenvatinib, a drug for treating kidney cancer, was among five new medications approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) this month. The... Read More
EC approves Bavencio combination
Merck and Pfizer have announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Bavencio in combination with axitinib for the first-line treatment of... Read More
Recurrence of RCC after Robotic surgery
WCE 2019: Local Regional Recurrence of RCC after Robotic Partial Nephrectom Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UroToday.com) Mr. Ethan Wajswol began by introducing... Read More
Microwave Ablation Feasible for cT1b RCC
Microwave ablation is a feasible alternative to nephrectomy in selected patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tumors that are 4 to 7... Read More
Kidney Cancer Clinical Trials: What You Need to Know
Patients with kidney cancer should be thinking about clinical trials at every step of their journey, not just after a line of... Read More
Nutrition in kidney cancer patients
While diet and exercise are a growing concern being addressed in all malignancies, its focus in kidney cancer is still lacking, according... Read More