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Patient & Caregiver Education on Carcinoid Syndrome: Talking to Your Doctor About Symptoms, Diet, and Treatment
Last Spring, we were pleased to create an interactive resource for people living with Carcinoid Syndrome with our partner CancerCoachLive – we’ve teamed …
READ MOREPatient & Caregiver Education on Carcinoid Syndrome: Talking to Your Doctor About Symptoms, Diet, and Treatment
Last spring, we were pleased to create an interactive resource for people living with Carcinoid Syndrome with our partner CancerCoachLive – we’ve teamed up again to create a new virtual education program that will provide a detailed walk-through…
READ MORENutrition and Diet for Carcinoid Patients: An Interview with Jeffrey I. Mechanick, M.D.
“Niacin deficiency, general protein energy deficiency, nutrition problems due to surgery, malnutrition and chronic diarrhea, and the excess metabolism of tryptophan,” are the key nutritional issues for carcinoid patients says endocrinologist…
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Presented by Monica E. Warner, M.S., R.D., C.D.N.
Research Coordinator, Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc., New York
It is with deep sadness that the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation announced the passing of Monica Warner in August 2009.
This 2008…
READ MOREWhat about other vitamin or dietary supplements?
I do endorse a multiple vitamin supplement and all patients with carcinoid syndrome should take low doses of niacin to prevent subclinical pellagra.…
READ MOREWould you consider amending your recommendation of supplementing one’s diet with niacin to supplementing with niacinamide?
Niacin synthesis is deficient in carcinoid syndrome because of metabolic diversion of its precursor, tryptophan, to form serotonin. In some untreated individuals this can even lead to pellagra. Hence the recommendation for niacin supplementation. …
READ MOREWhat are the dietary recommendations for a patient with carcinoid of the liver?
Other than a well-rounded diet supplemented by the standard one-a-day vitamin, there is no recognized specific dietary treatment for metastatic carcinoid in the liver if liver failure or carcinoid syndrome are not present. If a significant degree…
READ MOREAre there any dietary restrictions for patients other than during the 5-HIAA test?
No. Bananas and other serotonin containing food need only be avoided when collecting urine for 5HIAA testing. Tumors make their own serotonin independent of dietary sources. See page for how to prepare for the urine 5-HIAA test.…
READ MORENutrition & Diet Information for Carcinoid Patients: An Interview with Jeffrey I. Mechanick, MD
“Niacin deficiency, general protein energy deficiency, nutrition problems due to surgery, malnutrition and chronic diarrhea, and the excess metabolism of tryptophan,” are the key nutritional issues for carcinoid patients says endocrinologist…
READ MOREAsk the NET Expert, May 2022
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that Jerome S. Zacks, MD, cardiologist, is the featured NET expert for CCF’s Ask the NET Expert program during May 2022. Launched in February, the Ask the NET Expert is a web-based program* for the …
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