
I started my “sometimes you gotta climb that hill” series/campaign some years so. I used it as a metaphor based on my own experience of actually climbing up hills. There is no way I could have done some of the physical stuff I can do now in the first couple of years after diagnosis – […]

What are Duodenal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (dNEN)? The duodenum is technically part of the small intestine, and you can find that in most anatomy-based descriptions. One of the research references I used was titled “Somewhere between the pancreas and the small intestine” and in the case of Duodenal NENs (dNENs), I can understand why they adopted […]

Let me start by saying that Neuroendocrine Cancer awareness is in a better place than it was when I was diagnosed in 2010. But it should be further forward, much further forward. In some areas, we appear to be going backwards. It’s not where it should be because some people, some organisations (including some so-called […]

Summary May produced the best statistics in 2023, mainly due to your support for my blog post on Maria Menounos whose announcement headlined as “Pancreatic Cancer” caused a storm within the Neuroendocrine Cancer community. Below, I’ll list the top performing blog posts in May and no secret which one is listed first. Repeat after me: […]

Those who follow my Facebook page Ronny Allan may remember my cycling faux pas in April causing me to bruise or fracture a rib (here if you missed it). I was told it may take up to 6 weeks to heal, it took 5. During that painful period, I looked ahead and wondered how I […]
I wanted to thank you for recommending Dr. Star in Jacksonville. He is great. I did tell you your article terrified me, but, I still needed to know what your experience was. Luckily my experience was not so traumatic and I have come out the other side with a great prognosis. I told Dr Star you recommended him and he said to thank you, he loves you and highly recommended all your writings and blogs. Thanks again for all you do.
Lori V.
thank you, best wishes for your recovery and ongoing health