Kidney Cancer Careline

You will speak to a members of our friendly and helpful Heath Professional team who have extensive knowledge of treating kidney cancer and of the kidney cancer treatment pathway. They are happy to talk with you and offer help and support based on their knowledge of both the disease, and the demands of living with cancer.

Our Careline provides the means for patients to make contact with someone who understands how you may be feeling. The level of understanding and empathy our Health Professional can provide on the phone offers a great deal of comfort during a cancer journey.

Our Careline can also provide information about the process for accessing the latest treatments for kidney cancer, some of which are not routinely funded by the NHS. We can guide patients and their families through this process, as well as providing information about government funding schemes, such as the Cancer Drugs Fund.

We also offer the UK’s only kidney cancer Counselling Service. It is free and is one-to-one counselling over the phone. To find out more about this and book session with our qualified counsellor, click here

We also hold a number of Living with Kidney Cancer Days around the UK which are free to attend. You can find the closest one to you by clicking here

You can visit our closed Facebook Kidney Cancer UK Patient Support Group. Talk to patients and carers, many in a similar situation to you, in a safe environment, to go to the page click here

We award Patient Support Grants to patients who experience economic hardship because of a diagnosis of kidney cancer. These grants do not cover treatment or medications, but are designed to ease hardship caused by additional costs of travel to appointments, car parking fees, fuel, care or retraining, for example. Our Support Grant applications process is currently closed. Please watch this space for news of when it will re open.

You can always email our patient support team support@kcuk.org or if you would prefer to write to us, here’s our address

Kidney Cancer UK
The Old Granary
Abington Park Farm
Great Abington
Cambridge
CB21 6AX

If you have been diagnosed with kidney cancer, have received surgery, or have cared for someone with the condition and would like to share you experience with others, please let us know by email or by calling 0800 002 9002.

We’re here to help you now – and in the future
This Kidney Cancer Care website will be developed to contain a wealth of information about kidney cancer, which has been written for patients, carers and family members.

The site intends to cover topics such as the signs and symptoms of kidney cancer, how kidney cancer is diagnosed, surgery and current drug treatments for kidney cancer.

In addition, topics such as the roles and responsibilities of health care professionals, diet and complimentary treatments, palliative care, practical advice, and emotions and feelings about cancer will be covered.

There will also be a section on the various guidelines for kidney cancer treatment and the government funding schemes for access to the latest drug treatments. In the meantime, information about kidney cancer can be obtained through KCUK’s website