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 worsened after standard high-dose octreotide. Read the full story at Medscape. You can sign up for a free account to access the full article.
The I-35W Bridge shows off it’s stripes for 2013’s Worldwide NET Cancer Day! Special thanks to Governor Mark Dayton for proclaiming this day in Minnesota and MN-DOT for making the bridge “go zebra.”
We are pleased and grateful to announce that Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed Sunday, November 10th as NET Cancer Awareness Day. 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 Whereas: Healthcare professionals often underestimate the malignant and metastatic potential of neuroendocrine tumors; and Whereas: NET cancer patients are often misdiagnosed or receive
We urge you to please read and consider signing the Uniform Standard of Care for Physicans petitions. Petition Background Congress should mandate that ANY PHYSICIAN WHO USES HIS/HER MEDICAL LICENSE IN A CAPACITY IN WHICH THE PHYSICIAN’S DECISION(S) OR ACTION(S) AFFECT THE CARE OF THE PATIENT SHOULD BE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARD(S) OF CARE AS THE PHYSICIAN(S) WHO DIRECTLY CARE FOR THE PATIENT. Currently, physicians who are hired by
Now through March 4th, you can vote every day to help LSUHSC Foundation – Carcinoid Research Fund win $50,000 towards research! The Neuroendocrine Program at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner specializes in the diagnosis and management of all forms of neuroendocrine tumors, of which carcinoid are the most common. The program is an affiliation between Louisiana State University Health Science Center and Ochsner Medical Center. Gulf Coast Bank is awarding their top
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