‘Chinese Dumplings’ and Neuroendocrine Cancer

‘Chinese Dumplings’ and Neuroendocrine Cancer

Update of one of my posts from 2015 which was interesting in that year.  This is not really about a treatment which is available everywhere but was a novel approach by one of the world's most gifted and innovative NET surgeons. Please note this is not a nutrition post! One of my daily alerts brought up this very interesting article published in the Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology in June 2015.  I personally found it fascinating. Moreover, it gave me some hope that specialists are out there looking for novel treatments to help with the difficult fight against Neuroendocrine Cancer.This is an article about…
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Intra-Operative RadioTheraphy (IORT) for Neuroendocrine Cancer – new landmark treatment launch

New treatments seem to be appearing every month and that is good news for patients.  I have a personal connection to this one though.  In 2014, Chris and I walked along Hadrian's Wall, a 2,000-year-old World Heritage structure in Northern England.  This was part therapy for me but also part fund-raising to help pay for this new treatment which launches today in Southampton General Hospital (UK) which was recently awarded the coveted title of European NET Centre of Excellence (along with Bournemouth and Portsmouth Hospitals).  It is the first ever deployment of this type of treatment in UK and Chris and I were…
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