Category: carcinoid
Neuroendocrine Tumors Focus of Upcoming Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics
Neuroendocrine Tumors will be featured in the February 2016 issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics. Dr. Jennifer Chan and Dr. Matthew Kulke, both from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts are Editors of the issue, published by Elsevier.…
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December Luncheon with the Experts in New York City for the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Community
Carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients have a unique opportunity to hear from three medical experts during Lunch with the Experts in New York City on Sunday, December 6, 2015. This special program was initiated and is sponsored by the Big Apple…
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New Jersey Carcinoid/Neuroendocrine Cancer Conference in October, Registration Closing Soon
Two of the country’s leading carcinoid and neuroendocrine cancer specialists, a cardiologist with expertise in carcinoid heart disease, a registered dietitian who works regularly with the NET community, and a nurse practitioner with extensive…
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Smart Patients Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Community — Join the Conversation
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is excited to announce a new online community for carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients, their families and friends. We are partnering with Smart Patients to build this community and hope that combining …
READ MORE September Luncheon with the Experts in New York City — Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients Are Invited!
Carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients are invited to join three medical experts for Lunch with the Experts in New York City on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 12:30 pm. This special program was initiated and is sponsored by the Big Apple NETs…
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New Survey for the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Community
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is always looking at ways of improving content and services available to people living with carcinoid cancer and other neuroendocrine tumors and we are working with a pharmaceutical partner, Ipsen, to better understand…
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Call for Nominations: 6th Annual Warner Advocacy Award
Do you know someone who is a passionate advocate for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs)? Novartis Oncology and The NET Alliance are searching for an outstanding NET patient advocate to recognize and honor with the 6th Annual Warner Advocacy …
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In Memoriam: Edda Gomez-Panzani, MD
It is with deep sorrow that we learned of the passing of Edda Gomez-Panzani, MD on June 30, 2015. The NorCal CarciNET Community shared a tribute to Edda who “was instrumental in gaining FDA approval for Somatuline (lanreotide) for NETs patients …
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Did I Take It . . . or Didn’t I?
When it comes to taking pills, drops, injections, and other forms of medication, about one third to one half of U.S. patients do not adhere to prescribed medication regimens (Osterberg and Blaschke, Adherence to Medication, New England Journal of Medicine,…
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9 More News Items for the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Cancer Community
Carcinoid/neuroendocrine cancer specialist Dr. Eric Liu will be joining the Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers in Denver, Colorado, effective June 1, 2015. He and medical oncologist Dr. Allen Cohn, also from Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, will head up …
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