Renal Cell Carcinoma

Resources

Organisations/Associations

Kidney Cancer UK
KCUK, founded in January 2000, is the country's first support organisation for kidney cancer patients and carers. It aims to provide reliable, up-to-date information about the disease and its treatment, to raise public awareness, to bring patients and carers together to share their experiences and discuss common problems, and to work with the medical profession to improve standards of care.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients

Kidney Cancer Association
The Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) is a charitable organization made up of patients, family members, physicians, researchers, and other health professionals globally. We fund, promote, and collaborate with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Urological Association (AUA), and other institutions on research projects. 

American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
The American Society of Clinical Oncology is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 with the overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention.

International Kidney Cancer Coalition
IKCC is an independent and democratic network of patient support and advocacy organizations established with the mission of improving the quality of life of patients and their families living with kidney cancer.

Journals/Abstracts

PubMed
Search for Renal Cell Carcinoma

The Lancet
The Lancet's prestigious heritage as one of the world's leading medical journals continues to inspire our authors and editors today as they strive for medical excellence in all that they publish.

NEJM
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM.org) is dedicated to bringing physicians the best research and key information at the intersection of biomedical science and clinical practice, and to presenting the information in an understandable and clinically useful format.

NICE
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) provides guidance, sets quality standards and manages a national database to improve people’s health and prevent and treat ill health.

NHS
The National Library of Guidelines is a database of UK approved evidence-based clinical guidelines available on the internet in full-text, and associated information.  

Journal of medical case reports
Journal of Medical Case Reports, edited by Professor Michael Kidd, is a peer-reviewed open access journal that will consider any original case report that expands the field of general medical knowledge.

Medline Plus
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web (US) site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.

Patient leaflets

NHS
NHS Choices is the online 'front door' to the NHS. It is the country's biggest health website and gives all the information you need to make choices about your health.