Kidney Cancer UK

This audiobook aims to give general information that you may find useful before and after surgery. It is important to follow any specific advice given by your hospital and the material in this audiobook. Kidney Cancer UK and Kidney Cancer Scotland’s mission is to help reduce the harm caused by kidney cancer by increasing knowledge and awareness, providing patient information and by supporting research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of the disease. Welcome to our ‘Kidney Cancer and You - Surgery and Recovery’ Audiobook We hope this audiobook will help inform you and your loved ones by providing guidance and information about common surgical procedures used in treating kidney cancer and recovery. This audiobook will help you understand what to expect in any upcoming surgical treatment or what options may be available to you. We understand that your experiences and treatments will be unique to you. We hope the information and insights provided in this audiobook will help you make informed choices in all areas of your journey and help you find support if, and when, you require it. If you do require support or have any questions on any aspect of kidney cancer care, please ring our free kidney cancer Support Line on 0800 002 9002. In addition, we also provide a free Counselling service; you can access this by completing a self- referral form on our website at by searching kidney cancer counselling. We provide a number of specialist kidney cancer private Facebook groups, this is a group that you can only see the discussion inside if you have joined. Our healthcare professional team help to moderate all of our groups so that any information provided by people within the group is safe and accurate. Making the group a place where you can come and connect with others who are going through similar to yourself. You can find our private Facebook group by searching ‘kcuksupportgroup’ within the search bar on Facebook. You can find our full range of support services on our website at. kcuk.org.uk/patient-support Our industry partner MERCK provided financial support to Kidney Cancer UK to cover the costs associated with the production and dissemination of this information audiobook. All editorial control is retained by Kidney Cancer UK.

This audiobook is written by Kidney Cancer UK, is narrated by Ian Brannan, and was made possible through a grant from Bristol Myers Squibb. All editorial control has been retained by Kidney Cancer UK. A downloadable version is available on our website at kcuk.org.uk. This audiobook is produced to help you understand kidney cancer and the journey you are on. We hope this audiobook will help inform you, your family or if you are a carer when guidance and information about your treatments is needed. This audiobook provides easy- to-understand scientific knowledge on kidney cancer, alongside practical information on living day-to-day with the disease and the range of emotions you may experience. We understand that your experiences and treatments will be unique to you and as such we hope the information and insights provided throughout this audiobook will help you make informed choices in all areas of your journey. Along with this, it will help you find support if, and when, you require it. Please note that all information in this audiobook is correct at the time of publication and aims to give general information you may find useful before and after a diagnosis of kidney cancer. Also note that, it is important to follow any specific advice given by your hospital; nothing in this audiobook overrides that. If you need support or have any questions on any aspect of kidney cancer care please call our Support Line on O800 002 9002.

This audiobook is written by Kidney Cancer UK. A downloadable version is available on our website at kcuk.org.uk. Many people with kidney cancer continue to lead fulfilling lives and this is a guide for newly diagnosed kidney cancer patients, their family and carer givers in the UK. Across this audiobook, we I will talk generally about kidney cancer and the common ages of people it affects. I will talk about the risk factors, the various types and sub types of kidney cancer.