Tag: NET cancer awareness
10 Highlights of the Year 2012 for the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Community
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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“Sunny Susan” Anderson Wins 2012 Warner Advocacy Award
When “Sunny Susan” Anderson began her search on the Internet in 1995 for information about carcinoid cancer little did she realize that she would later create the first carcinoid patient website and become an extraordinary advocate for others seeking…
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Neuroendocrine Cancer Survivor Featured on Discovery Fit & Health TV Show
THIS JUST IN: Tannis Brown, a pheochromocytoma patient and Vice President of the Pheo Para Troopers, will be featured on the Discovery Fit & Health Network on Monday, July 9 in a program titled Diagnosis: Dead or Alive.* The 60 minute show will focus…
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Update on Carcinoid and The Dr. Oz Show
As a follow-up to our blog about a carcinoid patient appearing on the Dr. Oz Show, we would like to share an update. When we were informed that a carcinoid patient was appearing on the Dr. Oz Show, we thought that carcinoid was going to be mentioned in the show. …
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Dr. Oz TV Show to Include Carcinoid Cancer
“How much do you know about stomach cancer” will air on The Dr. Oz Show on Thursday, January 5, 2012. And a carcinoid cancer patient is included in the episode!
In the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area the show is on Fox 5 TV and airs at 4 pm. Click here…
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14 Inspirational Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Survivor Stories
Living with a rare disease is especially challenging on many levels. Carcinoid cancer and neuroendocrine tumor patients are acutely aware of these challenges – including getting a proper diagnosis and finding a physician who specializes in treating…
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Carcinoid and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Cancer Survivors Share Their Journeys
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of several new Survivor Stories on its website, www.carcinoid.org. These are stories of courageous carcinoid and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET) survivors who, in several…
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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 …
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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…
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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…
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