Racing for a Cause: Carcinoid Car Selected as Finalist in Sponsafier Competition!

Fantastic news!  The top ten finalists have been announced and the CARCINOID CAR is a Finalist in the Sponsafier competition! There are 15 days left to vote for the next Sponsafier Champion.  We need your help – please vote every day from today, October 5,…

New Feature for Medical Professionals on Carcinoid Cancer Foundation Website

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that a new feature for the medical community has been added to its website, www.carcinoid.org.  The section is entitled Continuing Medical Education (CME).   Upcoming events include:

• The Penn

Nominate a Hero

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”   Joseph Campbell

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation would like to recognize the healthcare heroes and heroines who change the lives of patients and their loved…

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Rare Cancer

From your next door neighbor to Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple who just announced that he is stepping down as CEO of the company, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) affect less than 1 person in 100,000 in the United States.  This rare cancer is often…

Breaking News: Pancreatic NET Cancer Patient Steve Jobs Steps Down as CEO of Apple

On August 24, 2011, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, announced that he was stepping down from his position.  In his letter to the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community, Mr. Jobs wrote, “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet…

Two Lung Carcinoid Survivors Inspire and Lead the Way

Deirdre Durant finished folding the last of 1,000 origami cranes only days before surgery to remove her left lung.  She was seeking to fulfill the ancient Japanese legend that promises anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by…

Racing for a Cause: Please Vote for the Carcinoid Car through August 20

UPDATE, August 22:  Voting is now closed for the Carcinoid Car.  Thanks to all who voted the Carcinoid Car received 2,114 votes!!  If the car goes to Round Two we will share the information with everyone and ask for your votes again.  We really appreciate…

Colorado Golf Tournament to Benefit Carcinoid Cancer Foundation and High School Scholarship Fund

If you love golf, want to support the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, and are in the Denver, Colorado, area on Saturday, September 24, 2011, please sign up for The Toby Plank Memorial Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held in memory of Toby M. Plank, …

New Zebra Jewelry Signature Line Available at The Barking Zebra

Suzi Garber, jewelry designer and owner of The Barking Zebra website, www.barkingzebra.net, has added a Signature Line of zebra pins, earrings, cufflinks, and charms to the collection of elegant awareness jewelry available on her website.  The jewelry…

Phase II Clinical Trial Recruiting Carcinoid and Related Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients

Participants are being recruited for a Phase II clinical study of capecitabine and temozolomide (CAPTEM) for neuroendocrine cancer patients with progressive, differentiated, metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Patients with carcinoid,…