 - What is The Kidney Cancer Resource? |
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WIKI based resources such as this offer the benefit that Registered Users (registration is free) can simply update/add and amend the information contained within the site. Join Now & Join In, to help
This resource has been started and created by two UK Kidney Cancer patients, Andy Thomas (dx.2007) and Greg Lance-Watkins (presented 1998 - Dx.2001), who both found it hard to hunt down the information they needed to properly judge their own condition and to make informed decisions, when they first presented with Early Kidney Cancer Symptoms as sadly Kidney Cancer Symptoms are all too frequently overlooked or misinterpreted.
   
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We would like to thank all who help now and have helped in the past - Health Professionals, family, friends, carers and fellow patients - We dedicate this site to them for you.
When a Challenge like cancer hits you, panic can sometimes get the better of you. Our hope is that this resource will give anyone the information they need to ensure they are getting the best treatment & follow-up care and to help them to be more able to communicate how they feel.
This is your site, and as we all learn we help ourselves. With knowledge comes strength and the capacity to make informed decisions, or at the very least a better understanding that helps us ask the right questions.
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- Who Kidney Cancer Resource Are |
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KCR is a Non-Profit organistation and has no affiliations to pharmaceutical companies so it can remain truly independent.
Any related non profit organisations wishing to contribute information or link to the site please feel free to do so, we hope it helps. If KCR can help in anyway then please contact us via e-mail and we will try our best. If you want to create a section for your organisation then please do so at this link
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- The Aims of Kidney Cancer Resource |
- To provide a living organic resource of information that Kidney Cancer Patients, Carers and Medical Professionals can easily maintain themselves.
- That the surface information, (being approximately those covered by the pages in the primary link in the sidebar on the left) should be easily understood and avoid being complex or technical. We aim to be easy to understand for someone who has little medical knowledge and only basic computer skills.
- To communicate in plain every day English to help those who have an interest in the Challenges of kidney cancer and related diseases and disorders in general.
- The initial pages should help inform the reader in generalities, without being too complicated, or even exact in style, offering the patient or family member a simple basic understanding of the Challenges involved.
- Users should be able to find more in depth material by Clicking on links from within the initial pages.
- To provide the simplest, comprehensive and regularly updated resource for those with a serious interest
- To provide this bredth of services for all the cancers which commonly present through Urology including those listed at the header of this page & varieties such as Wilms Tumour.
Do use the Search Box at the top left of this page - the more you use it the easier you will find it to use.
We hope you find the site easy to use. We realise it is unlikely that we will manage to please everyone, and therefore we appreciate any and all constructive recommendations. Particularly such recommendations as may be accompanied by assistance in building & maintaining the resource for others.
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- What Shall We Tell The .....? |
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We are working on a series of briefing papers for each of the groups below highlighting the challenges involved. The aim is that you can print these out to give to people. We appreciate that these are tough and painful subjects to deal with , and in that respect as with everything on the site your input is invaluable, so please let us know how you think these can be improved.
It is also worth noting that users have been creating their own Blogs/Diaries which can also be accessed through the KCRUsers link on the left sidebar menus. If you are not ready, willing or able to talk about it, you may find it easier to point people in the direction of these rather than trying to explain yourself. The History and comments on these Blogs/Diaries can be very insightful.
What shall we tell?
What shall we tell people?
NOT YET WRITTEN/FUNCTIONING
What shall we tell The Bank .... The Childrens School .... The Insurance Company .... The Mortgage Company .... The Travel Agent
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- Kidney Cancer News |
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Kidney Cancer News Archive
Kidney Cancer Media Archive
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- Kidney Cancer Events
& Kidney Cancer Fundraising in the UK |
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Events Archive
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- N.I.C.E. Ruling on Kidney Cancer Drugs |
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- PCT/Funding Information (For Kidney Cancer Patients in the UK) |
- Need to appeal your case for treatment? - Click Here for help and information from Fight For Life
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- Kidney Cancer Petitions to Sign in the UK |
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There is additional material that you can read on line or download or print out - including diagrams, Books, Pamphlets, medical and Government reports and more besides including a large selection of video clips to view on screen - just Click Here
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- Help and Editing Guidelines |
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Please click on this link before you start editing. The rules are meant as a simple way of ensuring that the format is kept as consistent as possible.
Take a few minutes to read through the Support Help section on the left hand menu and then come back to the site and start adding to the most valuable of resources .... information.
As an example page check out Andy Thomas' Story Page. In there you can find some basic Hyperlinks. Click on the Edit tab at the top of the page and you'll see how it's all done.
To search for information either click on a link you think maybe relevant or use the search box in the left hand menu (The Sidebar). The search will either return the exact page you are looking for or it will return a list of suggestions.
There is also an FAQ section for Frequently Asked Questions that may provide some answers.
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- If You Just Can't Find Answers |
- Have you tried the Search Box in the Sidebar at the top left of the page?
- Have you looked in The Index in the Box in the Sidebar at the top left called: Finding Your Way Around?
- If there is any area you need help with either let us know directly or join The User Forum and ask all the questions you like for answers from other members who include Health Care Professionals, current patients, survivors & carers, who are all too ready to help you face the Challenges.
- Go to the box in the left hand column (Sidebar) that best names the problem and if it isn't on the disease front page go to the Google Page Named and then start going through the 100s/1,000s of links, laid out month by month daily.
We Hope we have the answers for you but the Resource is ever growing and we would welcome your help.
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Disclaimer
Kidney Cancer Resource (KCR) is not influenced by sponsors. The information contained herein is not intended as a substitute for the advice of an appropriately qualified and licensed physician or other licensed health care provider.
The information provided here is for educational and information purposes only.
Early accurate Diagnosis (Dx.) saves lives.
Please check with a physician if you suspect you are ill, never ignore Symptoms. To help your health care specialist make an accurate Diagnosis please keep notes of dates, times and details of your Symptoms.
We are not offering medical advice nor do we consider links, individuals or articles accessed through this site to be offering medical advice.
E&OE - Errors & Omissions Excepted
As much of the information posted on this Web Site for peoples convenience is of a medical or technical nature, and may be a matter of life or death the E&OE is a Disclaimer showing that to the best of our ability information is accurate and correctly written or transcribed. Before acting on information on this site you are responsible for checking it with your relevant medical team. We can not be held responsible for any Errors & Omissions made; nor for information on links and articles provided in good faith.
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