Category: NET (neuroendocrine tumor) cancer

United States Governors Supporting NET Cancer Awareness Now Total 15

Iowa Governor Chet Culver, Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson, and Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry have each named November 10th as NET Cancer Awareness Day in support of the global campaign for greater awareness about carcinoid and NET cancers.  With the …

California Governor Calls for Increased NET Cancer Awareness & Research

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California is the 11th United States Governor to support NET cancer awareness.  In his November 10, 2010 letter to the Northern California Neuroendocrine Cancer Fighters, a support group for carcinoid and NET cancer…

Governors of Arkansas and Michigan Support NET Cancer Awareness Day

Mike Beebe, Governor of Arkansas, and Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of Michigan, are the 9th and 10th United States Governors to issue proclamations in support of the first Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day on November 10, 2010.

With less than 24 hours…

Governors of Louisiana and Montana Join Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Campaign

Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana have become the 6th and 7th United States governors to pledge their support to the first Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day on November 10, 2010.  Governor Schweitzer wrote,…

5th United States Governor Supports Global Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Campaign

Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois, has joined governors from Connecticut, Missouri, Mississippi, and Nebraska in support of the 1st Worldwide Neuroendocrine Cancer Awareness Day on November 10, 2010.   With increased awareness both in the healthcare…

Connecticut Governor Issues Proclamation for Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day

M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut, has named November 10 as Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day. She is the fourth United States Governor to participate in the global campaign to raise awareness about carcinoid and neuroendocrine cancers and the …

2012 National Carcinoid & NETs Conference: Save the Date

Dr. Eugene A. Woltering, the Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Network (CCAN), and the New Orleans Neuroendocrine Tumor Specialist team at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner in Louisiana have announced the dates for the 2012 National Carcinoid/NETs Conference…

FDA Approves Novel Radio-peptide Targeted Therapy Clinical Trial for Neuroendocrine Cancer: PRRT (Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy)

For the first time in North America, neuroendocrine cancer patients will have the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial of Lutetieum-177 (LU-177)with Octreotate. Ebrahim S. Delpassand, MD, chief executive officer and medical director of…

10 More iPhone Apps for Patients and Physicians

If you are a carcinoid or neuroendocrine cancer iPhone user, a healthcare provider who treats carcinoid/NETs patients, or a medical student, here are 10 more iPhone apps that will give you information about everything from new drug warnings to places…

Fructose vs. Glucose: The Effect of Sugars on Cancer Cells

All sugars are not the same when it comes to cancer cells, according to a newly published study by Dr. Anthony Heaney, endocrinologist and neuroendocrine tumor specialist, and his colleagues at UCLA.  The study found that fructose caused pancreatic …