2016

NET Cancer Day in Minnesota - 2016

We are pleased to announce that Governor Dayton has proclaimed Thursday, November 10, 2016 as NET Cancer Day in the state of Minnesota. This is the fifth year that he has offered his support in raising awareness for rare neuroendocrine cancers. The proclamation reads as follows: State of Minnesota PROCLAMATION Whereas:  Neuroendocrine tumors (NETS) often develop into cancer and, if left untreated, can result in serious illness and death; and

Part Nine: Round Two Wrap Up | PRRT & Me

  It’s been a slow, sleepy summer… I’m eight weeks out from round two and happy to report, I am doing well. I won’t lie and say that it’s been all wine and roses the last few weeks. (Mmmm, wine and roses…) I have been *so* tired. The hammer came down during week two and my exhaustion really peaked at week four. It finally started leveling out about week six. I

Q & A About the NETest

Dr. Liu, one of our esteemed NET specialists in the U.S. has a Facebook page where he offers a Question and Answer session once a month. This month, he featured guest Nancy Teixeira, a registered RN who works with Wren Labs to discuss their proprietary NETTest. Questions were asked by moderator Chris Nashville. What is WREN? Wren is a CLIA – approved clinical laboratory that is focused on diagnostic tests

Part Eight: Round Two - Dancing with Lu-177 | PRRT & Me

Woah! I wrote a few weeks ago and I thought I’d have plenty of time to blog before I went to Basel for round two and the time slipped away. I am already done with round two. My treatment date was less than six days ago and I am back home in the United States. I am going to detail out some pre-trip items before I launch into the actual treatment.

Why did Steve Jobs die?

by John McDougall, MD Steve Jobs gave tacit permission and encouragement for me to write this newsletter article about the medical and nutritional aspects of his life when he commissioned his biographer to tell a true account. “I wanted my kids to know about me…” “Also, when I got sick, I realized other people would write about me if I died, and they wouldn’t know anything. They’d get it all