It is a telephone helpline providing information, support and encouragement to kidney cancer patients, their carers and families. It became active on 10 March 2011, World Kidney Day.

Members of our friendly and helpful patient support team are all cancer patients or nurses. They all have firsthand experience of cancer and knowledge of the kidney cancer treatment pathway. They are happy to talk with you and offer help and support based on their personal experience of living with cancer.

Our Careline provides the means for patients to make contact with someone who knows exactly how you might be feeling; this understanding and empathy from another patient can provide a great deal of comfort during your cancer journey.

We know that if you are a patient or a family member of someone who has been diagnosed with kidney cancer, one way to make life easier is to speak to someone in a similar position. Our Careline can also provide information about the process for accessing the latest treatments for kidney cancer, some of which are not routinely funded by the NHS. We can guide patients and their families through this process, as well as providing information about government funding schemes, such as the Cancer Drugs Fund.

If you would prefer to write to us, here's our address

James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer
46-48 King Street
Cambridge CB1 1LN

And you can always email our patient support team or you can join other patients and carers on our kidney cancer patient support network

If you have been diagnosed with kidney cancer, have received surgery, or have cared for someone with the condition and would like to share you experience with others, please let us know by email or by calling 0330 111 2 333.

This Kidney Cancer Care website will be developed to contain a wealth of information about kidney cancer, which has been written for patients, carers and family members.

The site intends to cover topics such as the signs and symptoms of kidney cancer, how kidney cancer is diagnosed, surgery and current drug treatments for kidney cancer.

In addition, topics such as the roles and responsibilities of health care professionals, diet and complimentary treatments, palliative care, practical advice, and emotions and feelings about cancer will be covered.

There will also be a section on the various guidelines for kidney cancer treatment and the government funding schemes for access to the latest drug treatments. In the meantime, information about kidney cancer can be obtained through James Whale Fund's website