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The Britain against cancer conference
By Dr Rebecca Case-Upton Last week Lucy Willingale (Patient information and support leader) and I (Dr Rebecca Case-Upton – medical publications) attended the... Read More
Starving kidney cell tumours of glutamine
Starving kidney cell tumours of glutamine may halt their growth and destroy them. A novel approach currently being investigated. A novel approach... Read More
Evaluating the need for kidney cancer screening
By Dr Rebecca Case-Upton BSc (Hons), PhD Medical Publications A positive prognosis for kidney cancer is greatly increased if the disease is... Read More
Linda Johnson – My Snowdon Race, 2016
My name is Linda Johnson and this is the story of My Snowdon Race, 2016 which I ran for Kidney Cancer Scotland.... Read More
Activity Trackers: Do They Have A Place in Kidney Cancer?
Activity trackers: could they have a role in helping to prevent kidney cancer and in supporting people with kidney cancer? Dr Rebecca... Read More
Investigating the use of biomarkers in diagnosing and understanding kidney cancer
By:Dr Rebecca Case-Upton BSc (Hons), PhD, Kidney Cancer UK Medical Publications Biomarkers are valuable in many aspects of cancer diagnosis and treatment and... Read More
Sugar tax:
Good timing considering the rise in kidney cancer cases By: Dr Rebecca Case-Upton BSc (Hons), PhD Kidney Cancer UK Medical Publications On... Read More
Kidney cancer on the rise
Statistics show kidney cancer on the rise. Kidney cancer has jumped from being the UK’s eighth most common cancer to the seventh,... Read More
Cancer Drugs Fund changes and what it could mean to you
Changes to Cancer Drug Fund in April 2016. Currently the Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) enables health professionals to prescribe drugs for cancer... Read More
Sofia’s story: supporting Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
This is little Sofia. In 2013, at the tender age of six months, Sofia was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumour. The tumour had caused her previously-diagnosed... Read More
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. We all want children to be running and skipping through grass and getting scabby knees from... Read More
Scott’s story
Hello, my name is Scott, I live in a seaside town on the east coast of Yorkshire. My kidney cancer journey began... Read More
My complete lifestyle change
I am a 64 year old ex mental health social worker who took early retirement. My ability to move quickly or get... Read More
Eleven years and counting – my journey with RCC
I am a 68 year old retired Baptist Minister, currently living in Portchester, a Roman village which is now a suburb of... Read More
Saved by a very talented Surgeon and his sidekick, the robot.
Lisanne Vos, IFBB Bikini Fitness Athlete, is passionate about healthy living, clean nutrition, fitness and lifting heavy weights. Her kidney cancer diagnosis... Read More
The tough existence
In 2013, Malcolm became a crew member for 2 legs of the Clipper Round the World Race, sailing from San Francisco to... Read More
Healthy eating and maintaining a good weight!
Lisanne Vos, IFBB Bikini Fitness Athlete, is passionate about healthy living, clean nutrition, fitness and lifting heavy weights. Her kidney cancer diagnosis inspired... Read More
Tumour called Lionel
Lisanne Vos, IFBB Bikini Fitness Athlete, is passionate about healthy living, clean nutrition, fitness and lifting heavy weights. Her kidney cancer diagnosis inspired... Read More
Cancer is like a brick being thrown into a pond …
Welcome to our guest blogger section! We are still looking for people who would like to share their kidney cancer experience with... Read More
minus one kidney…
Welcome to our guest blogger section! We are still looking for people who would like to share their kidney cancer experience with... Read More
You are not alone.
Welcome to our guest blogger section! We hope you find this feature very helpful. We are still looking for people who would... Read More
Rule the world!
Welcome to our guest blogger section! We hope you find this feature very helpful. We are still looking for people who would like... Read More
An Unfashionable Cancer
Welcome to our guest blogger section! This time we have Debbie who has kindly agreed to share her kidney cancer experience. She... Read More
