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WebMD Articles Raise Awareness about Carcinoid Cancer

January 30, 2011

Understanding carcinoid tumors, carcinoid syndrome, and treatments for carcinoid when surgery is not an option are the focus of three feature articles by Ellen Greenlaw on WebMD.com this month.  For these articles, Ms. Greenlaw sought the expertise…

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Clinical Trial Recruiting Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients with Pheochromocytoma or Paraganglioma

March 28, 2010

Neuroendocrine tumor patients with malignant pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma are being sought for a multi-center clinical trial conducted by Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In the New York area, one of the clinical trial sites is the Mount

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Nutrition & Diet Information for Carcinoid Patients: An Interview with Jeffrey I. Mechanick, MD

March 3, 2010

“Niacin deficiency, general protein energy deficiency, nutrition problems due to surgery, malnutrition and chronic diarrhea, and the excess metabolism of tryptophan,” are the key nutritional issues for carcinoid patients says endocrinologist…

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Vancouver Carcinoid & Neuroendocrine Tumor Conference Program Now Online

February 14, 2010

The program for the Carcinoid Neuroendocrine International Conference and Symposium for Medical Professionals and Patients to be held in Vancouver, Canada from May 13 to May 16 is now available online at: http://www.cnetscanada.org/

The conference…

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Carcinoid Cancer and Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients: Where Do I Start?

January 29, 2010

There are so many questions when you are newly diagnosed with carcinoid cancer or another neuroendocrine tumor.  Where do I start to learn more about these rare cancers?  When patients or their families call the support and information line at the Carcinoid

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International Carcinoid Cancer & Neuroendocrine Tumor Conference To Be Held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

January 16, 2010

 

The single biggest international carcinoid cancer and neuroendocrine tumor conference in Canada will be presented by the Canadian Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (CNETS) from Thursday, May 13 to Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia. …

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Carcinoid Heart Disease: Facts You Need to Know

December 17, 2009
“Serotonin seems to be the single most damaging substance in carcinoid heart disease,” explains JEROME S. ZACKS, MD.  Dr. Zacks, a cardiologist, is a member of the Carcinoid/ Neuroendocrine Tumor Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City,… READ MORE