Many know of someone who has been touched by kidney disease,

from a painful kidney stone, through to end stage renal failure

Right now, the lives of over three million people in the UK are threatened by chronic kidney disease.  and the number of people suffering from kidney cancer is also sadly on the increase.

There is still no cure for kidney disease but early detection is vital. Kidney Research UK conducts research into the prevention and treatment of kidney disease

Around 34,000 people are currently being treated for renal failure, a number that is rising by 8% annually

The only treatments currently available for renal failure are either by CAPD (continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis) or haemodialysis, where a patient is tied to a machine for several hours a day and several days a week, or transplantation, for which there is a huge shortage available

The current UK organ transplant list stands at 8032 people.              

Of those, around 86% (6895) are waiting for a kidney to become available.

(12/08/2010)

For much more information, visit  www.kidneyresearchuk.org/

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