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On Friday, October 24th, Abramson Cancer Center and Caring for Carcinoid presented their 4th Focus on Neuroendocrine Tumors. If you were unable to attend or missed the live streaming event, you can watch the archived event online here. Presentations include: Upcoming Abramson Cancer Center…
NORTHWOODS NETS Welcome info@northwoodsnets.org Press Release Contact: Dawn Marie Peterson Email: dawnmarie@northwoodsnets.org Phone: 612.314.9997 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7:30 A.M. CST, October 11, 2014 GOVERNOR MARK DAYTON PROCLAIMS NOVEMBER 10, 2014 AS NET CANCER DAY MINNEAPOLIS, MN OCTOBER 11, 2014: Northwoods…
Northwoods NETS is honored to announce that Governor Mark Dayton has signed a proclamation naming Sunday, November 10, 2013 as NET Cancer Awareness Day for the third year in a row. Worldwide, November 10th is recognized by patients, medical professionals…
If you were unable to attend this year’s national conference in North Carolina presented by the Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Network, you have a wonderful opportunity to stream the 4th Focus on Neuroendocrine Tumors Conference being presented by Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center and…
While not specifically related to NETS, this Infographic puts the emphasis on rare diseases, which neuroendocrine cancers are classified. Sermo is an online physician social media and networking site. Check out their infographic to remind doctors that sometimes there are zebras…
Zebra Talk is a wonderful, patient-friendly guide on the world of neuroendocrine cancer. Featuring information and tips on navigating this disease from diagnoses to treatments. Below is a note from the editor, Suzi Garber. “This booklet is intended as a…
[embedplusvideo height=”400″ width=”584″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/Txp2YA” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/0YfLOUS61pg?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=0YfLOUS61pg&width=584&height=400&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep1361″ /] On May 18th, 2014, Nancy Teixeira, administrator from Wren Labs, talked to Northwoods NETS to talk about their unique biomarker that helps detect neuroendocrine cells in the blood sooner than any other…
Northwoods NETS was extremely lucky to have Dr. Luciano Vargas from the University of Nebraska Medical Center present to us on March 9, 2014. He is part of a multi-disciplinary team that works specifically with patients living with neuroendocrine cancers….
On Sunday, March 9th, 2014, the Neuroendocrine Tumor Program team of Nebraska Medical Center presented their multidisciplinary approach to Northwoods NETS. Dr. Luciano Vargas gave a very informative speech that was a good primer about neuroendocrine tumors in general, as…
Summary: Robert Fine, MD, reported at a press conference held in advance of the 2014 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (GICS), that the chemotherapy combination of capecitabine plus temozolomide either stalled disease progression or shrank tumors in 97% of patients whose disease had…
