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 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.