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Is a Clinical Trial for You?

Clinical trials are research studies that test how well new drugs, devices, or medical approaches work in people.  Through clinical trials, doctors find new ways

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A Community Again Comes Together for a Cause

The 7th annual memorial golf tournament on behalf of Jacob Carwile took place on a hot July day at the Hidden Valley Golf & Country Club, Livingston, Tennessee. Like every year, Earl Carwile set out early to place sponsorship signs at every tee before the first round of golfers headed out onto the nine-hole course for the first of two tee times.

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12 Ways to Eat and Feel Better

What, when, and how you eat can help to improve your response to cancer treatment and help ease burdensome symptoms and side effects. According to University of California, San Francisco, Dietitian Greta Macaire, MA, RD, CSO, consuming the proper nutrients can mean fewer complications, faster recovery, and improved strength and energy.

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Next Generation Proteogenomics to be Used with PNETS

Sharon Gorski, PhD, Genome Sciences Centre, Canada, has recently been awarded a two-year Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF)–American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) grant to use a new method of proteogenomic analysis on pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs).

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2017 Petersen Investigator Award

Laura Banaszynski, Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – Laura Banaszynski, PhD, has always been passionate about science. After training as a chemical biologist, her innate curiosity pushed her to explore the mysteries of cells as a basic researcher.

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Optimizing your survivorship

The experience of NETs profoundly changes people’s lives. Fatigue, isolation, worry, and bothersome physical side effects can disrupt daily activities. Here are some simple steps to maintain optimal health and balance during and after cancer care.

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Recognizing Outstanding Achievement

A NETRF-funded researcher earned the highest honor from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on June 3, 2017 as part of its Annual Meeting in Chicago.  Carl June, MD, University of Pennsylvania, received the David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Accelerating our understanding of neuroendocrine tumors to find better treatments

Growing small intestinal organoids in a petri dish. Sequencing the “runaway” DNA of a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor from a blood sample. Evaluating whether environmental or infectious agents contribute to the development of NETs. The research programs funded by NETRF this year push the search for the causes of this disease to the horizon of emerging scientific research.

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