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Webinar - Treatments with Dr Christy Ralph

Oct 22, 2024 | kcuk.org.uk | Malcolm Packer

Webinar – Treatments with Dr Christy Ralph by Malcolm Packer | Oct 22, 2024 We are delighted to present our latest webinar recorded on October 15th 2024, with Dr Christy Ralph MD. Dr Ralph gave a presentation about treatments available for kidney cancer patients from diagnosis and throughout their journey.
A decade long insight into patient views on kidney cancer care delivery

Sep 12, 2024 | bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sabrina Rossi |Geraldine Dietz Fox |Malcolm Packer |Andrew Greaves

PPIE public involvement and engagement SACT systemic anti-cancer therapy Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is crucial to ensure that patient care and research is relevant to patient needs and is more likely to have a positive impact. Indeed, previous research priority setting initiatives in kidney cancer, which have led to tangible research programmes, have actively involved patients and their carers [1].
Living With Kidney Cancer Patient Day - Leeds

May 29, 2024 | kcuk.org.uk | Malcolm Packer

Pre-Covid-19, we regularly ran our Living With Kidney Cancer Patient Information Days across the country from Southampton to Stirling (main picture from 2018) and from London to Edinbrugh they were incredibly popular to to the whole kidney cancer community. So, it is wonderful to announce the return of these incredibly popular days starting with our first one on Monday, July 8th 2024 at Maggie’s Yorkshire in Leeds.
This Cancer Won't Win

Feb 4, 2024 | kcuk.org.uk | Malcolm Packer

A blog for Kidney Cancer Awareness Week 2024 by Carol Ann Smith-Canavan“I can’t leave my kids without their mum”. And there it is. It’s 10th May 2019 at 14.24hrs and those are my first thoughts on inadvertently viewing a letter on screen at an emergency GP consultation.
Watch Again: Counselling - Who Needs It?

Jan 18, 2024 | kcuk.org.uk | Malcolm Packer

Kidney Cancer UK is delighted to present he recording of our first Webinar for 2024, recorded Tuesday January 16th at 6pm, ‘Counselling – Who Needs It?’This Webinar will explore the benefits of counselling and how it can help and support patient’s, their families, and carers in dealing with a diagnosis of kidney cancer. Presented by Kidney Cancer UK’s qualified counsellor, Carolyn Bartlett (MBACP), the webinar includes a full Q&A session at the end.
Kidney Cancer Awareness Week 2024

Jan 3, 2024 | kcuk.org.uk | Malcolm Packer

by | Jan 3, 2024 | Kidney Cancer UK News, Uncategorised We are proud to be driving Kidney Cancer Awareness Week for the ninth year in succession. The 5th – 9th February is the week when we ask all our friends and supporters to start conversations about kidney cancer. Make as much noise, raise as many hot kidney cancer topics as you can and bring awareness of kidney cancer to everyone.
Kidney Cancer UK Patient Survey 2023

Sep 19, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Malcolm Packer

Kidney Cancer UK Patient Survey 2023. Welcome to the 10th anniversary of the United Kingdom’s only annual kidney cancer patient survey written exclusively with patients across the UK in mind. Your time in completing this survey is both greatly appreciated and vital.
Kidney Cancer UK Patient Survey 2023

Sep 19, 2023 | kcuk.org.uk | Malcolm Packer

by | Sep 19, 2023 | Kidney Cancer UK News, Patient Survey Kidney Cancer UK Patient Survey 2023. Welcome to the 10th anniversary of the United Kingdom’s only annual kidney cancer patient survey written exclusively with patients across the UK in mind. Your time in completing this survey is both greatly appreciated and vital.
Clinical Trial News - PEAR-TREE 2

Sep 15, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Malcolm Packer

Exploring how to match treatments to patientsPatients with advanced or metastatic kidney cancer now have a range of options in terms of drug treatment. However, at the moment, we don’t know which drugs might work better for which patient. Pear-Bio is a UK-based biotech company that has developed a system that takes a fresh biopsy from the tumour, splits it into equal parts, and places each part in a separate 3D culture.
Imaging in the Diagnosis & Management of Kidney Cancer Webinar

Sep 7, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Malcolm Packer

We are delighted to share with you the recording of our Living With Kidney Cancer Webinar from Tuesday 5th September. The webinar was on Imaging in the diagnosis & management of kidney cancer and was presented by leading Consultant Radiologist, Dr. Jonathan Perry BA(Mus)Hons, MB, ChB, FRCR. Dr. Perry is a Consultant Radiologist at Peterborough & Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with extensive experience of general radiology, and a particular interest in Interventional and Uroradiology.