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Tag: Chemotherapy

Neuroendocrine Cancer Clinical Trial: Advanced Oncology Formula enterade®

June 27, 2020
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Update: Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors

October 20, 2019
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Neuroendocrine Neoplasms – Can they be cured?

September 17, 2019
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The shock effect never wears off

July 15, 2019
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ASCO 2017 – Let’s talk about NETs #ASCO17

July 21, 2020
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Diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Cancer? – 10 questions to ask your doctor (and where to find a NET Specialist Worldwide)

October 15, 2020
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Don’t believe the hype – Neuroendocrine Cancer Myths debunked

November 9, 2020
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Recent Progress in NET Management – Positive presentation from Jonathan R Strosberg MD

February 21, 2017
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Neuroendocrine Tumor Drug Clinical Trial – Cabozantinib (includes news on Pheochromoctyoma and Paraganglioma)

November 27, 2020
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NET Syndromes – chicken or egg?

April 19, 2020
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Chemo or not Chemo – that is the question 

November 23, 2020
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“You must be doing OK, you’ve not had chemotherapy”

January 12, 2021
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Neuroendocrine Cancer – Exciting Times Ahead!  

May 7, 2017
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Neuroendocrine Cancer – the diarrhea jigsaw

January 2, 2021
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Neuroendocrine Cancer – not average, just mean

September 23, 2020
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Not every illness is visible

January 7, 2019
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Neuroendocrine Cancer – it takes guts

December 7, 2020
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Your Money or Your Life

September 19, 2017
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I look well but you should see my insides

December 8, 2020
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‘Chinese Dumplings’ and Neuroendocrine Cancer

November 23, 2019
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Chemotherapy for Neuroendocrine Cancer

January 6, 2021
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The Mother of all Surgeries

October 2, 2019
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