Kidney Cancer & You: Surgery & Recovery
A supportive and informative guide for kidney cancer patients

This audiobook aims to give general information that you may find useful before andafter surgery. It is important to follow any specific advice given by your hospital andthe material in this audiobook.Kidney Cancer UK and Kidney Cancer Scotland’s mission is to help reduce the harmcaused by kidney cancer by increasing knowledge and awareness, providing patientinformation and by supporting research into the causes, prevention, and treatment ofthe disease.Welcome to our ‘Kidney Cancer and You - Surgery and Recovery’ AudiobookWe hope this audiobook will help inform you and your loved ones by providingguidance and information about common surgical procedures used in treating kidneycancer and recovery. This audiobook will help you understand what to expect in anyupcoming surgical treatment or what options may be available to you.We understand that your experiences and treatments will be unique to you. We hopethe information and insights provided in this audiobook will help you make informedchoices in all areas of your journey and help you find support if, and when, yourequire 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, wealso 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 agroup that you can only see the discussion inside if you have joined. Our healthcareprofessional team help to moderate all of our groups so that any informationprovided by people within the group is safe and accurate. Making the group a placewhere you can come and connect with others who are going through similar toyourself.