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Press Release: 35W Bridge Goes Zebra for NET Cancer Awareness Day

NORTHWOODS NETS https://www.northwoodsnets.org info@northwoodsnets.org Press Release Contact: Dawn Marie Peterson Email: dawnmarie@northwoodsnets.org Phone: 612.296.3804 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 P.M. CST, October 31, 2012  35W Bridge Goes Zebra for NET Cancer Awareness Day MINNEAPOLIS, MN:  If the 35W Bridge appears to be wearing stripes next weekend, it is. Saturday, November 10 is worldwide NET Cancer Day. NET cancers, caused from rare neuroendocrine tumors or NETS, are the “zebras” of the cancer world. When

2012 MInnesota NET Cancer Awareness Day Proclamation

We are pleased to announce that Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed November 10, 2012 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