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Neuroendocrine Neoplasms – not as rare as you think
The Invisible NET Patient Population
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Scans for Neuroendocrine Cancer
Gallium 68 PET Scans – Into the Unknown
Ga68 PET Scan – a game changer?
A needle in a haystack?
Diagnosing the Undiagnosed
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The Syndromes of Neuroendocrine Cancer – Early Signs of a Late Diagnosis
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Serotonin – the NET effect
Neuroendocrine Cancer: A Witch’s Brew
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Surgery for Neuroendocrine Neoplasms – to cut or not to cut?
My Neuroendocrine Cancer Surgery – Small Intestine NET, a patient experience (part 1)
My Neuroendocrine Cancer Surgery – a patient experience (part 2)
Small intestine, large surgery
My liver rescetion
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Surgery is risky but so is driving a car
Surgery for NETs – Chop Chop
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Somatostatin Receptors
Somatostatin Analogues
Lanreotide: Ten more years please!
Lanreotide vs Octreotide
Lanreotide – it’s calling the shots!
At home with Lanreotide (….and Octreotide)
Somatostatin Analogues and delivery methods in the pipeline
Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT)
Everolimus (Afinitor)
Sunitinib (Sutent)
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Telotristat Ethyl (XERMELO®)
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Article 1 – Vitamin and Mineral Challenges
Article 2 – Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
Article 3 – Gut Health
Article 4 – Food for Thought?
Article 5 – Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT)
Article 6 – featuring the 2020 video series by Tara Whyand RD
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The A to Z of Neuroendocrine Cancer
Patient Support Group
Tag: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
Neuroendocrine Cancer: Diagnosing the Undiagnosed
January 8, 2021
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Gallium 68 PET Scans – Into the Unknown
December 17, 2020
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Endoscopy for NETs – taking the camera to the tumour
January 8, 2019
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Neuroendocrine Cancer – If you can see it, you can detect it!
December 28, 2020
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