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
We had our first winter weather event strike on NET Cancer Day, which made travel around the Twin Cities difficult. That didn’t stop Izzy the Islet Cell Zebra from going down to Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis to see the 35W bridge over the Mississippi lit up in honor of NET Cancer Day. The sky was odd. It was still snowing around the Metro and it was bitterly cold on
Northwoods NETS held their support group meeting on November 9th, the day before NET Cancer Day. Our group participated in the “selfie” initiative, which helps gives a face to NET Cancer and the obstacles patients go through to get a proper diagnosis. Here are the Northwoods NETS that participated. If you weren’t able to attend the meeting, but did a selfie, send me an email and I will add you!
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 well as how their center approaches this disease. [embedplusvideo height=”450″ width=”584″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1kkv8no” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Orlery1YSV4?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=Orlery1YSV4&width=584&height=450&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep4986″ /]
Developed by our friends at the Carcinoid Neuroendocrine Tumour Society Canada group, this patient-friendly handbook was developed to provide you with information and support as you confront and adapt to a neuroendocrine tumour (NET) diagnosis. Visit their site to download your PDF copy of this indispensible handbook.
