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The Neuroendocrine Carcinoid Cancer Education Association (NCCEA), in conjunction with the Colorado Carcinoid Support Group, is presenting a mid-winter conference athe University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver.  The guest presenters will be Thomas O'Dorisio, MD from the University of Iowa and W

This special fundraiser at the M.I. Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, California, will feature LIVE comedic performances by:

Greg Fitzsimmons (Chelsea Lately, Pumped!)

Frangela (He's Just Not That Into You, Best Week Ever)

Adam Ray (College Humor, Funny or Die)

The Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Network (CCAN) is presenting a regional NET Patient Conference in New York City on Saturday, April 6, 2013.  The conference will be held at the New York Marriott Downtown, 85 West Street at Albany Street.  Please visit the CCAN websi

If you love golf, want to support the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, and are in the Denver, Colorado, area on Saturday, August 25, please sign up for The Toby Plank Memorial Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held in memory of Toby M. Plank, who died from carcinoid cancer at the age of 36 on December 20, 2010.  Proceeds from the tournament will benefit both the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation and The Toby Plank Scholarship at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, where Toby was the Head Coach of the boys’ lacrosse team.

A certified one-hour live webinar for radiologists, oncologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, and other healthcare providers who diagnose and treat patients with NETs. The webinar will be presented by Eric H. Liu, MD, Director of the Neuroendocrine Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.  The webinar will begin at 7:00 pm EDT, 6:00 pm CDT, 5:00 pm MDT, and 4:00 pm PDT.

Join a free webinar on Friday, June 22 to learn about treatment approaches and research developments for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. James C. Yao, MD is the guest presenter for this webinar, sponsored by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Dr. Yao, a carcinoid/NET specialist, is Associate Professor and Deputy Chairman of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas.