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Kidney cancer

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Kidney cancer rates have soared by 30 per cent since the early 2000s according to the latest figures published* by Cancer Research UK.  "Nothing could quite prepare me for the moment the doctor told me I had kidney cancer." - Nicholas Owen, BBC journalist and television presenter Over the last decade, the rates of people diagnosed have risen from 9 in every 100,000 to 12 people in every 100,000 now. Kidney cancer rates have soared by 30 per cent since the early 2000s according to the latest figures published* by Cancer Research UK.  "Nothing could quite prepare me for the moment the doctor told me I had kidney cancer." - Nicholas Owen, BBC journalist and television presenter Over the last decade, the rates of people diagnosed have risen from 9 in every 100,000 to 12 people in every 100,000 now.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 27 February 2014

27 February 2014

A new study has discovered the genetic faults at the core of kidney cancers which could be targeted with new treatments published in Nature Genetics. A new study has discovered the genetic faults at the core of kidney cancers which could be targeted with new treatments published in Nature Genetics.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 2 February 2014

2 February 2014

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Up to 700 women in England diagnosed with kidney or bladder cancer every year are experiencing a delay in being referred to a specialist, new research has revealed. Up to 700 women in England diagnosed with kidney or bladder cancer every year are experiencing a delay in being referred to a specialist, new research has revealed.

by In collaboration with PA Media Group | News | 24 June 2013

24 June 2013

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An experimental drug that blocks an essential cell protein could be used to treat Wilms' tumour, a childhood cancer that affects the kidneys. An experimental drug that blocks an essential cell protein could be used to treat Wilms' tumour, a childhood cancer that affects the kidneys.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 23 April 2012

23 April 2012

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The number of cases of kidney cancer diagnosed each year in Great Britain has risen over 9,000 for the first time, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today. The number of cases of kidney cancer diagnosed each year in Great Britain has risen over 9,000 for the first time, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 30 March 2012

30 March 2012