East Midlands Kidney Cancer Support Group

• The support group gives patients and their families the opportunity to meet and share experiences. Being a less common cancer, it is rare for patients to know another patient within their immediate circle. Knowing others who are going/have gone through similar experiences helps, particularly new patients and their families, feel less alone.

• Patients and their families will have the opportunity to gain more knowledge about kidney cancer. Information about kidney cancer has been less available than for more common cancers so being able to access relevant information more easily will help the patient community understand their experiences and make informed decisions about their care.

• The group gives patients and their families the opportunity to talk to experienced health professionals and have direct access to additional services run by Kidney Cancer UK. Having local health professionals actively supporting the group means that the patient community can be informed of other local services that can support their wellbeing as well as having direct information about support for their use of medical services.

It’s good to have an insight into treatments being received by patients locally, it is one of the only places you can meet other kidney cancer patients.