Kidney cancer patient stories

Nilesh from Luton was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2011. He took part in a clinical trial which monitors kidney cancer patients after surgery. “I feel really good that I took part in a clinical trial, not because I was able to help myself, but because I helped research. Without research like that, people like me wouldn't be sitting here now.”

Jane from Nottingham was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2013, a few days before her husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer. “We have both had surgery. It took a while to regain my health but now I keep fit by cycling and swimming. In 2014, I completed the Race for Life, supported by many family and friends and in 2017 my daughter and granddaughter joined me in the Race for Life. My experience has made me value the little things in life.”