Early Diagnosis Archives

08 Aug 2024

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Neuroendocrine Cancer – I didn’t hear it coming

AwarenessCarcinoid tumour, Diagnosis, Differential diagnosis, Early Diagnosis, Incidental diagnosis, Invisible illness, Late Diagnosis, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Misdiagnosis, Neuroendocrine cancer

A Neuroendocrine Cancer awareness post by Ronny Allan. The sooner any cancer can be correctly diagnosed, the better chances of a curative scenario for the person concerned. However, some cancers are in the 'difficult to diagnose' category. Certain types of Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs) are in this difficult to diagnose category due to the vague symptoms which may be mistaken for other diseases and routine illnesses. However, in many cases which don't seem to make the statistics, it can be incredibly quiet leading to incidental diagnosis including at an advanced stage. It's SNEAKY! Every year the advocacy organisations push out skewed…

Neuroendocrine Cancer – a difficult jigsaw

Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, SurvivorshipAcid reflux, Carcinoid syndrome, Diabetes, Early Diagnosis, Endocrine, Hormones, Malabsorption, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Nutrition, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Surgery, Symptom

A few years ago, I received a request from a reader asking if I could write an article listing all the symptoms experienced by a Neuroendocrine Cancer patient and how to sort out what is and what isn't associated with NETs.Although I chuckled and raised an eyebrow at the request, inside I was genuinely humbled that someone thought I was capable of achieving this herculean task. I actually gave it quite a bit of thought to the point of compiling a matrix of types of NET, main symptoms, cross-referenced with the symptoms of the most common reported comorbidities/secondary illnesses. After…

Neuroendocrine Cancer: Catch them early, not late!

Awareness, Patient AdvocacyAdvanced neuroendocrine cancer, Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis, Incidental diagnosis, Late Diagnosis, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN)

Diagnosing Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (NENs). It's no secret that Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (NENs) can be difficult to diagnose, particularly well differentiated slow growing types (NETs) which can sometimes be difficult to see. Plus, many patients present with relatively routine day to day symptoms suggesting a myriad of day-to-day illnesses seen daily in every GP/PCP practice. But conversely, many are found incidentally while checking for something else, or in reaction to a visit to the ER/A&E or as a referral by primary care physicians for further checks at secondary facilities. A few examples: 1. Most appendiceal NETs are found when patients present with…

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