net cancer day

NET Cancer Day 2014 - 35W Bridge & Izzy the Islet Cell Zebra

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

NET Cancer Awareness Ideas

This is a list of great ideas to help raise awareness in our communities that Lavonne Levar, one of our pancreatic neuroendocrine patients, has compiled. If you would like to add to the list, drop me a note at I will be glad to add on! Let’s keep the flow going! Bring a NET fact sheet to physicians, with something fun like Zebra balloons, or goodies of some kind wrapped

NET Cancer Day Selfie!

One of the activities of the International NET Cancer Alliance for this year’s NET Cancer Day on November 10th (Monday) will be a streaming of photos from social media using the hashtag #NETCancerDay to form a Slide Show on the NET Cancer Day website. Doing this will help us show to the world the astonishing diversity of Neuroendocrine disorders, emphasizing the often long periods of time before gaining a diagnosis,

PRESS RELEASE: Governor Dayton Proclaims November 10th NET CANCER DAY

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 NETS is honored to announce that Governor Mark Dayton has signed a proclamation naming Sunday, November 10, 2013 as NET Cancer Day for the third year in a row. Worldwide,

Governor Dayton proclaims November 10th NET Cancer Day!

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 and advocacy groups to raise awareness for this rare, complex and frequently misdiagnosed form of cancer. It was pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer that claimed the life of entrepreneur Steve Jobs in