Understanding Kidney Cancer (300KB)
In response to an urgent need, the Fund has written a 24-page, A5-sized guide for patients and carers. The booklet, first published in January 2007 and updated in November 2008, is available as a downloadable PDF. Simply click on the front cover image on the right.

"It is so good to have something to give kidney cancer patients. This booklet is excellent because there is no scare mongering; it gives you hope and is very realistic and practical"
Debbie Victor, Uro-oncology nurse specialist, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro.

In July 2009 it was awarded a 4 Star rating and a high 'readablity' score by the prestigious "Directory of Information Materials for People Affected by Cancer 2009/10" published by Macmillian Cancer Support. The Directory reviews 1,129 booklets, leaflets, audiovisual materials and websites.

If you would also find printed copies useful for your clinic or hospital, please email your requirements to Sarah Ridge at the Fund.


Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer (260KB)
The booklet provides an overview of the guidance issued by NICE to the NHS in England and Wales .The booklet, published in June 2005, is divided into three sections.

The first section covers the support and information needs of people being referred and general recommendations on diagnosis.

The second section lists the symptoms of over 20 different cancers, together with referral recommendations.

The final section covers the referral of children and young people with suspected cancer and includes leukaemia, lymphomas, brain and central nervous system cancer, neuroblastoma, Wilms’ tumour, soft tissues and bone sarcomas and retinoblastoma.

56 pages ISDN 1-84629-066-4.

To download as a PDF, click on the image on the right.