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Cambridge cancer charity calling for more awareness of 'silent killer' kidney cancer

ITV News Anglia's Liz Summers spoke to Maureen Craig from Ely who was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

A cancer charity in Cambridge is calling for greater awareness of a so-called 'silent killer'.

Research by Kidney Cancer UK has found 70 % of patients didn't feel unwell before their diagnosis.

The survey also reveals many people only find out they have kidney cancer because of a scan for an unrelated condition.

70%
Of patients didn't feel unwell before diagnosis

"Part of the problem of diagnosing kidney cancer is it's a cuckoo in the nest so the patient might have night sweats, they might just be losing a little bit of weight, they might feel flu like or just have a persistent cough so there are many other conditions that actually a GP might be looking at well before it is recognised that it is kidney cancer."

– Nick Turkentine, Kidney Cancer UK