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Kidney cancer

Read more about the patient satisfaction rates, our specialists' expertise, innovations, and wait times for kidney cancer treatment.

Axel Bex in gesprek (nierkanker)
Our multimodal approach can improve the survival rates of patients.
Dr. Axel Bex Urologist

Patient satisfaction

Patient satisfaction rates are the opinions of our patients on the care and services they received at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. Our patients named expertise, personal care, information, trust, and the possibility to be involved as important aspects in their ratings of the Netherlands Cancer Institute.

8.7

Patient satisfaction rates at the Netherlands Cancer Institute

Patients give the Netherlands Cancer Institute the following ratings.

  • 8.9
    Listen
  • 9.0
    Explanation
  • 9.1
    Expertise
  • 8.7
    Wishes when choosing treatment
  • 8.8
    Shared decision making
Van Beek
"I greatly appreciated the care I received, with plenty of time for me as a person and time to make me feel at home."
Dhr. van Beek Patient

Expertise

Expertise is the experience and skill of our specialists, specific to this cancer type. We measure their expertise by keeping records of the numbers of patients treated, the numbers of patients requesting a second opinion, and the types of treatments being delivered.

The following data is based on the year 2015

 

  • 1176

    patients with kidney cancer

  • 260

    new patients

  • 34

    second opinions

Further division by treatment type

The expertise of our team of specialists is based on the three main treatments: the number of patients receiving surgery, radiation, and/or treatment with cancer drugs. We will give you further insights into our experience per treatment.

  • 137

    surgical treatments

  • 145

    drug treatments

  • 71

    radiation treatments
John Haanen in gesprek (melanoom, nierkanker)
Kidney cancer is a special type of cancer that may progress slowly. We know not to start treatment too soon.
Prof. dr. John Haanen Internist

Wait times

Our wait times are currently longer than we would like for certain treatments. Displayed below are the expected wait times.

Our physicians closely monitor whether the wait time is acceptable for you based on your situation and physical shape. The wait times may differ between patients if the situation requires it.

  • 7 days

    rapid diagnostics

    You can usually get rapid diagnostics within seven days

  • 14 days

    Second opinion

    You can usually get a second opinion within 14 days

7
days

First appointment

Wait time until the first appointment

80% of our patients are seen within one week.

Establishing a treatment plan

Between your first visit to the clinic and the first diagnostics, there may be a period for additional tests, and for the specialists involved in the treatment to discuss and establish the treatment plan with the patient.
Start of treatment

Start of the treatment

Wait times until the start of the treatment

Our patients will start treatment within the following number of days: 

1. Surgical treatment:                 35-56 days

2. Treatment with medication       <14 days

 
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