Category: Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day

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 …

Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day, November 10, 2013

Name Your NET Hero, a global webinar, a bridge striped in alternating patterns of purple and white lights, walks, conferences, and more are some of the many ways people around the globe are participating in the 4th annual Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness…

Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day Alliance Launches Zebra Cartoon Sequel

Global recognition of the need for NET (neuroendocrine tumor) cancer awareness will be marked by the third annual worldwide NET Cancer Day on November 10, 2012.  In anticipation of the day, the Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day Alliance has launched…

Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day Update: Events from Australia to Europe to North America

Go around the globe for the second Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day (WNCAD) on November 10, 2011. Throughout that day, videos featuring NET events and experts will air on www.netcancerday.org  as the sun travels west, from Australia to Europe to North…

Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day Updates

With less than five months until the second Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day on Thursday, November 10, 2011, there have been many exciting developments to share with the carcinoid and NET community.

The first Chinese NET website (www.net.org.tw) …

Carcinoid Cancer Featured in ASCO 2011 Expressions of Hope Calendar

Carcinoid cancer is the focus of the April calendar page for the 2011 Expressions of Hope calendar published by the ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Cancer Foundation. The calendar illustrations have been created by cancer patients, family…

16th US Governor Supports NET Cancer Awareness

Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts, is the 16th United States governor to support carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) cancer awareness.  In his proclamation of December 24, 2010 declaring November 2010 NET Cancer Awareness Month, Governor…

Happy New Year from The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation

As 2010 draws to a close, the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation would like to thank each of you for your support of our work.  This year has been especially exciting because of the first Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day on November 10th.  It is our pleasure to…

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 …

12th United States Governor Supports NET Cancer Awareness

Jim Doyle, Governor of Wisconsin, is the 12th United States governor to join in the global campaign for NET Cancer Awareness.  Governor Doyle named November 10th Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day.

Nearly 4,400 people have signed the Proclamation…