Tag: carcinoid cancer

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But You Look So Good . . . Stories by Carcinoid Cancer Survivors

June 28, 2013

The intimate stories of those living with a poorly understood and rare cancer are shared in Maria Gonzalez’s new book, But You Look So Good . . . . Stories by Carcinoid Cancer Survivors. Over 20 patient and caregiver stories explore how carcinoid and neuroendocrine…

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Call for Nominations: 2013 Warner Advocacy Award

June 21, 2013

Novartis Oncology has announced the 2013 Warner Advocacy Award, named in honor of  the late Monica Warner, a driving force behind the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation for two decades and extraordinary advocate for carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor patients.…

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Becoming Sunny Susan: A Carcinoid Survivor’s Memoir

June 20, 2013

“My story is one many of you can identify with – an uplifting look at a life that I am determined to live well, despite all of the obstacles that I have been dealt,” says “Sunny Susan” Anderson about her new book, BECOMING SUNNY SUSAN. “At the heart of the story…

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Neuroendocrine Tumors Featured in Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Patient Program

May 22, 2013

Josh Mailman, President of the NorCal CarciNET support group and Chair of the Patient Advocate Advisory Board for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), will give the Welcome presentation for the SNMMI Patient Education Day …

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OncLive TV Releases 2 More Videos in Neuroendocrine Tumors Series

April 1, 2013

Two new videos have been released in the OncLive TV series on carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), including pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and genetic syndromes that predispose people to develop pancreatic NETs such MEN1 (multiple endocrine…

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New OncLive TV Series Focuses on Neuroendocrine Tumors

March 24, 2013

Carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), including pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and even more uncommon NETs such as goblet cell carcinoid and mixed adenocarcinomas, are discussed by a panel of medical experts in this new video series from …

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2nd Luncheon with the Experts — Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients Are Invited!!

February 13, 2013

The Big Apple Noids support group has announced the second Luncheon with the Experts on Sunday, March 3, 2013.  This program, initiated and sponsored by the Big Apple Noids in collaboration with the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, brings together carcinoid…

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Unique Lung Carcinoid Conference to Feature European and American Physicians

February 5, 2013

When Dr. Dan Granberg, a leading carcinoid and neuroendocrine cancer specialist at Uppsala University in Sweden, joins Dr. Eric H. Liu, Director of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, …

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Luncheon with the Experts — Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients Are Invited!!

January 4, 2013

The Big Apple Noids support group has initiated and is sponsoring, in collaboration with the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Luncheon with the Experts, a program which brings together carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) patients with physicians…

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10 Highlights of the Year 2012 for the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Community

December 20, 2012

As the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation looks back on the year 2012, there were many significant events and advances for the carcinoid and neuroendocrine tumor (NET) community.  Here are 10 of the year’s important stories:

1)       NET Cancer Day, November

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