Category: resources for carcinoid and NET patients

Coming Soon — New Feature on Carcinoid Cancer Foundation Website

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation welcomes feedback from the carcinoid/NET community so that we can regularly update our website, providing the most sought- after and up-to-date information possible.  Recently we were asked to add a feature to our Find…

9 Conferences for the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Community

If you are a carcinoid or NET cancer survivor, caregiver, family member or medical professional you can learn about what’s happening now and what’s new in carcinoid/NETs treatments, clinical trials, research, and more from specialists…

6 iPhone, Droid, BlackBerry, and iPad Apps for Carcinoid Patients and Physicians

A new iPhone app from ASCO, an app from 3M for physicians to help them manage and keep track of patient data, and the American Cancer Society’s Journals app are some of the newest mobile apps in the areas of medicine and healthcare.  For carcinoid and neuroendocrine…

1st World Congress on Gallium-68 and Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRNT)

Since 1997, when he first used the radiolabeled peptide Y-90 DOTATOC (a somatostatin analogue) to treat a 15-year-old boy with a rare neuroendocrine tumor, called paraganglioma, and saw the boy go from being wheelchair-bound and in terrible pain to …

CNETS Canada Presents 2011 Halifax Neuroendocrine Conference for Patients and Medical Professionals

Carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor patients and medical professionals are invited to attend the 2011 Halifax Conference, presented by the Canadian Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (CNETS). The conference will be held on Saturday, May 7 at the beautiful…

17 iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry Apps for Carcinoid Patients and Physicians

There are a growing number of invaluable apps for carcinoid cancer patients and physicians who own iPhones, Droids, or a BlackBerry.  Whether you are looking for a way to store personal medical information, find emergency phone numbers in more than 130…

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…

Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Cancer Survivors of New Mexico Invited to Family Cancer Retreat

Adult carcinoid and NET cancer patients/survivors and their primary caregivers are invited to attend the Cancer Services of New Mexico’s Fall 2010 Family Cancer Retreat from September 24 to 26 in Glorieta, New Mexico.  This is a free educational program…

12 iPhone Apps for Patients and Physicians

For carcinoid and neuroendocrine cancer iPhone users there are many resources for you as a patient or for your physician that have been created by big pharmaceutical companies around the world.  These pharma companies include Novartis, Pfizer, Merck…

Take Them a Meal: How to Help a Carcinoid Patient

If you know a carcinoid cancer patient who has just had surgery or is feeling too ill to cook, here’s a great website to visit:  http://takethemameal.com.

TakeThemAMeal.com is a free online tool designed to coordinate the delivery of meals to someone …