Tag: Vaccine

A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease.

17Dec 2020 by Ronny Allan 4 Comments

I will take the vaccine, no question

Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on email Email Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich from Pexels NEW as at 1st Feb 2021 - NANETS’ Position Statement COVID-19 Vaccination for NEN patientsOpinion post. Please note this post is about the author and should not be considered a recommendation for you to get the COVID-19 vaccine. It's based on my own research, my own condition and my own decision derived from my own analysis of any perceived risks to my own situation. I'm confident the independent UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has met strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness, the UK is known for its thoroughness (as are many other countries). In UK, any coronavirus vaccine that is approved must…

12Oct 2019 by Ronny Allan 3 Comments

The Flu shot – it’s not just about you

Patient Advocacy, Survivorship

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on email Email Edit: September 2020. I believe the flu shot is even more important in the era of COVID. This is an illness which typically spreads in autumn and winter. A major flu outbreak would not only overwhelm hospitals in the coming months (the so called "twindemic") but also likely overwhelm a person who might contract both at once.Another year, another flu shot. Since my cancer diagnosis, I've had one each year. To me it's really important protection even though I know it's not 100% effective, it's better than nothing. As someone who lives with metastatic and incurable Neuroendocrine Cancer, I know that my immune system may be compromised and having got…

Lutetium 177Lu-Edotreotide Versus Best Standard of Care in Well-differentiated Aggressive Grade-2 and Grade-3 GastroEnteroPancreatic NeuroEndocrine Tumors (GEP-NETs) – (COMPOSE) is a new trial commencing September 2021. Brief Summary: This is an Open-label, Multicentre Study. Its purpose is to evaluate the efficacy, safety & patient-reported outcomes of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with 177Lu-Edotreotide as 1st […]

New Clinical Trial – Testing Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate in Patients With Somatostatin Receptor Positive Advanced Bronchial Neuroendocrine Tumors

Will flesh out and tidy up in due course but this is essentially a trial just for somatostatin receptor positive advanced bronchial NETs. Starting now or very shortly. Brief Summary: This phase II trial studies the effect of lutetium Lu 177 dotatate compared to the usual treatment (everolimus) in treating patients with somatostatin receptor positive […]

The GRAIL multi-cancer early detection test study

Edit 13th Aug 2021. Major Announcement from UK. The NHS will today launch the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. The first people to take part will have blood samples taken at mobile testing clinics in retail parks and […]

Neuroendocrine Tumors: Targeted Therapies – Update from NET Specialist Diane Reidy-Lagunes, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – August 2021

Background. For those who want a quick run through of Neuroendocrine Tumors from diagnosis to selection of treatment, about the treatments themselves plus what is the Future Directions in the Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors. There are 8 episodes, and each is around 3-5 minutes long. I personally found them very useful and in a language […]

UK Travel Insurance – are cancer patients a cash cow?

OPINION FOR UK NEUROENDOCRINE CANCER PATIENTS (probably applies to all cancer patients in practice). Some of my findings are potentially applicable in other countries. Nothing in this article should be interpreted as a recommendation to travel or use any company or service mentioned. This is based entirely on my own experience and decisions. Background. Ronny […]