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Iron deficiency anaemia is a condition where a lack of iron in the body leads to a reduction in the number of red blood cells. Iron is used to produce red blood cells, which help store and carry oxygen in the blood. If you have fewer red blood cells than is normal, your organs and tissues won’t get as much oxygen as they usually would

10 Oct 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Weight – the NET Effect

Diet and Nutrition, Survivorship, The NET Effect SeriesCarcinoid syndrome, Carcinoid tumour, Cushing's disease, Cushing's syndrome, Diabetes, Gastrinoma, Hemoglobin, Hypercortisolism, Hyperthryroidism, Hypothyroidism, Insulinoma, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Lanreotide, Levothyroxine, Malabsorption, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Nutrition, Pheochromocytoma, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Somatostatin analogues, Somatostatinoma, Surgery, VIPoma, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

Foreword After my first surgery in November 2010, I came out at the lightest weight I had been for many many years (10st 7lbs (147lbs)). 6-7 weeks later I went back to work and people privately commented that I shouldn't be at work, I looked too frail and ill. Perhaps it was because my suit no longer fitted me properly! That was an expensive year because I had to buy new suits, a requirement of my employment. Fast forward 4 years, I had to buy some more suits as my weight was going back on. Fast forward 14 years and…

23 May 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Neuroendocrine Cancer Nutrition Series Article 2 – Gastrointestinal Malabsorption

Diet and Nutrition, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Survivorship, TreatmentB12, Bile acid diarrhea, Bile acid malabsorption, Bile acid sequestrant, Bile acids, Bile salt, Carcinoid syndrome, Digestive enzymes, Endocrine, Fat malabsorption, Fat soluble vitamins, Gallbladder, Gut Flora, Hormones, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Lanreotide, Liver, Malabsorption, Neuroendocrine, Neuroendocrine cancer, Nutrition, Octreotide, Pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic NET (PanNET), Pernicious anaemia, Probiotic, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Side effect, Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), Small intestine NET (SI NET), Somatostatin analogues, Steatorrhea, Surgery, Vitamin ADEK, Vitamin B12, Water soluble vitamins

Neuroendocrine Cancer Nutrition Series Article 2 – Gastrointestinal Malabsorption is the second article in the Neuroendocrine Cancer Nutrition series. In the first article, I focused on Vitamin and Mineral deficiency risks for patients and there is a big overlap with the subject of Gastrointestinal Malabsorption. Those who remember the content will have spotted the risks pertaining to the inability to absorb particular vitamins and minerals. This comes under the general heading of Malabsorption and in Neuroendocrine Cancer patients, this can be caused or exacerbated by one or more of a number of factors relating to their condition. It's also worth pointing out that…

18 Mar 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Neuroendocrine Cancer: If your doctors don’t suspect something, they won’t detect anything!

Awareness, Patient AdvocacyCarcinoid syndrome, Carcinoid tumour, Diagnosis, Flushing, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Neuroendocrine cancer, Pheochromocytoma

One of the most discussed and debated Cancer issues is late diagnosis. Cyberspace is full of disturbing stories and many different cancers are involved. Some cancers are notoriously difficult to diagnose, meaning that awareness and education needs to extend from the general population to healthcare professionals at all levels. The latter is a challenge as first-line physicians battle to deal with thousands of different conditions, many of which have similar presentations. Neuroendocrine Neoplasms have a record of being difficult to diagnose which often leads to late diagnosis. Moreover, due to their often-silent nature, a late diagnosis is often a default…

27 Aug 2023

By Ronny Allan

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Diagnosis – I’m no longer in control

Awareness, SurvivorshipDiagnosis, Incurable cancer, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET)

Diagnosis The dreaded moment when you're looking at an Oncologist and waiting to be given some news. I'd been to a routine annual Asthma clinic, referred to my General Practitioner (GP), referred to a specialist, had a bunch of tests, and now referred to an Oncologist. There were many hints along the way, but it did not reduce the out of body experience I was having that day. This happens to other people but not me. I felt in control Rewind 2 months to May 2010...... I was happily working, getting stuff done, making things work. I had sufficient autonomy…