Sometimes I experiment with the layout, length and choice of words and graphics (particularly the latter) to see if a certain approach increases traffic and hits.  As a blogger, traffic and hits are important for motivation but for me, the message is always more important.

I once wrote a blog in 30 minutes and it is currently still the most read blog and has been for years.  I adopted a Halloween theme for an awareness post called “Neuroendocrine Cancer – normally slow but always sneaky“ I was amazed by the response, despite the quick and dirty output.

I’ve written many other blogs which I felt should exceed the above effort and while some have had a lot of views, many above 20,000, there are others lingering way below that, despite the amount of effort in time writing them. As a blogger, you have to take that on the chin, learn what was wrong, tweak the blog if necessary and recycle again. Sometimes, just a change of graphic pays dividends.  But the message I was trying to convey did not really get through.

So I wanted to attach 5 posts there which should be trending more and hoping you will agree.

Understanding heterogeneity

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Words can be very important to a cancer patient

Some people hang their hats on them and put their feet up, and some people google them until they are tied in a knot, still fraught with worry.  Why can’t doctors just tell me in layman’s language?  Easy answer ……. because it is not an exact science.

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Some people appear to have a fascination with cancer colours.  Nothing wrong with that until it turns into a cult overshadowing everything else 

We need a seismic change in the way we do awareness in NET.  First thing on my agenda would be to ditch the antiquated animal thing, it’s holding us back since the rarity of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms has been debunked so many times.  Nothing in cancer is ever black and white.

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Neuroendocrine Cancer Online Patient Groups: frighteningly good or good at frightening?

My own early experience in online patient groups was not good.  However, I am immensely proud of the online patient group I now own.  As at April 2025, it is approaching 11,000 members.  There’s a reason for that and and it is connected to my earlier bad experience. Seems like I was not alone.

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The trouble with the NET (Part 4) – Cancer can be fatal but so can fake cures

Part 4 of my 7 part series called “The trouble with the NET” and the dangers when online.  All other parts are linked inside.

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