Check for blood in your urine

A public health campaign is urging people to contact
their GP if they find blood in their urine. Even if it is only once.

Blood in the urine is a visable symptom in over 80% of patients that had
this type of cancer.

The campaign is aiming to diagnose kidney cancer earlier which could help
drive down death rates. When diagnosed early, the survival rate for kidney
cancer is 97%, but drops to 32% if discovered a late stage.

Kidney Cancer diagnoses have risen by a third in the past 10 years in
England which Public Health England claims the rise is due to unhealthy life
styles, such as smoking and drinking, which both increase the risk of kidney
cancer.