Tag: NET cancer

Cytoreductive Surgery: Why, When, & How often?

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation recently presented a Live Q&A session with Dr. Xavier Keutgen, discussing surgery for people living with neuroendocrine…

Los Angeles Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Education Conference 2016

Join neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients and family members, NET cancer expert physicians, and members of the healthcare community on Saturday, June 25, 2016 for a free, one-day conference at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.  The conference…

2014 National NET Cancer Patient Conference — Registration Now Open

Carcinoid and NET (neuroendocrine tumor) cancer patients, caregivers and family members, as well as physicians and other health professionals, have a unique opportunity to learn more about NET cancer, including the latest information about diagnosis…

Mobile Survey for Carcinoid Syndrome Community

Carcinoid syndrome patients, caregivers, and advocates in the carcinoid syndrome community are invited to participate in an exclusive mobile survey being conducted by WEGO Health via Truvio.

WEGO Health is an organization committed to empowering…

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King and Sharing the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation’s Dream

Fifty years ago today, August 28, 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King gave his historic speech, “I Have a Dream.”  That enormously powerful speech, http://youtu.be/smEqnnklfYs, still resonates with people decades later. As we listened to Dr. King’s…

Neuroendocrine Tumors Featured in Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Patient Program

Josh Mailman, President of the NorCal CarciNET support group and Chair of the Patient Advocate Advisory Board for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), will give the Welcome presentation for the SNMMI Patient Education Day …

New OncLive TV Series Focuses on Neuroendocrine Tumors

Carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), including pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and even more uncommon NETs such as goblet cell carcinoid and mixed adenocarcinomas, are discussed by a panel of medical experts in this new video series from …

Happy New Year from the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation

As 2012 draws to a close, the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation would like to thank each of you for your support.  This year has been especially exciting because of our work on the Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day Alliance, with Grace Goldstein, CCF’s Chief…

“Sunny Susan” Anderson Wins 2012 Warner Advocacy Award

When “Sunny Susan” Anderson began her search on the Internet in 1995 for information about carcinoid cancer little did she realize that she would later create the first carcinoid patient website and become an extraordinary advocate for others seeking…

Neuroendocrine Tumor Webinar Just Opened to Patients and the Public

Just opened to the patient community and the public, with limited space available, is a free live webinar featuring carcinoid and NET cancer specialist Dr. Eric Liu, Director of the Neuroendocrine Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville,…