The Syndromes of Neuroendocrine Cancer – Early Signs of a Late Diagnosis

The Syndromes of Neuroendocrine Cancer – Early Signs of a Late Diagnosis

There are some curious things about Neuroendocrine Cancer (NETs elsewhere in the text on the basis that a hormonal syndrome is extremely rare in Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (NEC)).  One of them is that it can very often exhibit one or more vague symptoms collectively known as a 'syndrome'.  Syndrome is an apt word to describe these complications as the most general meaning in medical terms is a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder or disease".  Having a syndrome can often be the difference between having a 'functional' condition or a non-functional' condition. This frequently makes NET …
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Neuroendocrine Cancer – Clinical Esoterica

Neuroendocrine Cancer – Clinical Esoterica

  One of the key awareness messages for Neuroendocrine Cancer is the hormonal syndromes that can often accompany the diagnosis for many people.  As it's a difficult disease to diagnose, many people struggle with these syndromes for some time before formal diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Cancer.  Some continue to struggle after.  Neuroendocrine Cancer can often be uncannily quiet, but the tumours can be 'functional' and over-secrete certain hormones to add or introduce symptoms that mimic many other diseases or conditions, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Menopause, Heart disease and Asthma.   In addition to common symptoms of flushing and diarrhea, others include…
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Neuroendocrine Cancer Hormonal Syndromes – a witch’s brew

Neuroendocrine Cancer Hormonal Syndromes – a witch’s brew

It’s a difficult disease to diagnose, e.g. many people struggle with undiagnosed syndromes for some time before formal diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Cancer. Many continue to struggle after.  They hide in plain sight – sometimes the syndromes can provide clues ……… but they can still fool your doctors.   Let's change that with more awareness which can lead to earlier diagnosis. Neuroendocrine Cancer can often be uncannily quiet, but the tumours can be 'functional' and over-secrete certain hormones to add or introduce symptoms that mimic many other diseases or conditions, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Menopause, Heart disease and Asthma. In…
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