Kidney Cancer Awareness Week 2025

Kidney Cancer Awareness Week: 3rd – 7th February 2025

Released: 3rd Feb

We are proud to lead Kidney Cancer Awareness Week for the 11th consecutive year. From Monday 3rd to Friday 7th February 2025, we’re calling on our incredible community of friends and supporters to join us in starting conversations that can save lives.

During the week, we’re shining a green light on kidney cancer, the sixth most common cancer in the UK, to ensure that no one’s first encounter with the words kidney cancer is during a diagnosis.

✅ 11th Annual Kidney Cancer Patient Survey

✅ Sharing powerful real-life stories from kidney cancer patients to raise awareness and inspire action.

✅ Hosting free expert-led webinars on crucial topics, including:
– What to Expect After Surgery
– Explaining Clinical Trials & Current Research
– Navigating Kidney Cancer in the Workplace

Kidney cancer is often diagnosed by chance, but early detection saves lives. Help us spread the word and be part of the conversation that makes a difference.

Webinars

Recorded Monday 3rd February: ‘What to Expect Following Surgery’
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Recorded Wednesday 5th February: ‘Explaining Clinical Trials & Current Research‘ with Dr Antonio Rullan
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Thursday 8th February: ‘Navigating Cancer in the Workplace‘ with Jemma Falloon

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Go Green for Green Friday

Blackpool Tower KCAW 2022 David Nelson

Kidney Cancer Awareness Week will conclude with it’s iconic Green Friday. Green Friday takes place of the last day of Kidney Cancer Awareness Week (Friday 7th February), and is a chance for you to share your involvement. Encourage your friends, family and colleagues to wear something green and share on socials using #KCAW2025. We also encourage landmarks across the UK to light up green to honour the occasion. Look out for these landmark near you going green.

Boston Stump – Boston
Blackpool Tower
Burns Monument – Edinburgh
The Spinnaker Tower – Portsmouth
The Library of Birmingham
Kilmarnock Viaduct Railway Arches
Tower 42 – London
Essex County Hall
First Direct Arena – Leeds
Leeds City Museum
Leeds Civic Hall
Lerwick Town Hall – Shetland
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions – Edinburgh
Derry City Council Offices
Kennedy Gardens – Billingham
Covesea Lighthouse – Moray, Scotland
Town bridge – St Ives Cambs
The Town House – Hamilton
Steve Prescott Bridge – Saint Helens
Ely Cathedral
EICC Edinburgh
Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Millenium Bridge Gateshead
Spinnaker Tower – Portsmouth
Theatre Royal – Dumfries
Tower 42 – London

Do you know of a local landmark that would light-up green for Green Friday? Please let us know at hello@kcuk.org.uk

With your support, we aim to:

Educate others about the symptoms of kidney cancer.
Highlight ways to reduce risk through healthier lifestyle choices.
Bring kidney cancer into the spotlight and spark vital conversations.

We’re here to support, inform and listen. Let’s use this week to inspire awareness and support our kidney cancer community.

Help us spread the word by sharing this page and using #KCAW2025 and #KidneyCancerAwareness.

How To Get Involved and Support #KCAW2025

Personal Fundraisers
Recognising Kidney Cancer Symptoms
Reducing the Risk of Kidney Cancer
Share Kidney Cancer Awareness Week Assets

Kidney Cancer Awareness Poster

Awareness Poster 2025

Download, print and share our kidney cancer awareness posters and display them in your local hospital, at work, or share online.

Click to download media assets inc logos & posters

The Most Common Symptoms of Kidney Cancer:

Blood in wee
Constant fatigue
Night sweats
Pain in side/flank

Audiobooks

We’re pleased to announce that throughout 2025 we will be releasing audio versions of our ‘Living With Kidney Cancer booklets!

Our first audiobooklet to be released during Kidney Cancer Awareness Week will be Understanding Kidney Cancer: Diagnosis. The remaining four booklets: Treatments, Surgery & Recovery, Carers and Diet will be completed and released by the end of 2025.

Meet the Kidney Cancer UK Healthcare Professional Team

We are pleased to be able to share special videos introducing you to our Healthcare Professional team. We will use these clips to promote Kidney Cancer Awareness Week, our support services and the charity across all social media platforms. Here’s Hazel’s video.