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Coping with the Uncertainty of Cancer
Coping with the uncertainty of a cancer diagnosis means finding ways to take your mind off cancer, to do what you enjoy most, finding meaning and purpose.
July 16, 2019
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About NETRF
The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) is the leading private funder of research into causes and treatments of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) to improve and extend the lives of those living with NETs.
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Travel Tips for Cancer Patients
Neuroendocrine cancer patients traveling for pleasure, business, or cancer treatment, may need to consider a few extra details to ensure travel goes smoothly. These travel
July 12, 2019
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FAQs Neuroendocrine Tumor Tissue Donation
The need for tumor tissue in NETs The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation is on a mission to fill the urgent need for more neuroendocrine tumor
June 12, 2019
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Developing a NET Cell Line
NETRF & Broad Institute Work to Fill Research Void The lack of publicly available, reliable NET cell lines is a barrier in neuroendocrine tumor research,
May 15, 2019
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Lilly Had Cancer … a NET Cancer
High school student diagnosed with NET raises awareness among classmates and her community by selling pink zebra stickers.
March 20, 2019
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Ga-68 Dotatate PET/CT Scan for Neuroendocrine Tumors
If you’ve ever been tested for eyeglasses, you know how one lens can create grainy, foggy images and the next crisp, clear letters. That’s the kind of difference you can see between the Gallium-68 PET/CT scan and prior technology. But are these newer imaging techniques better? And who stands to benefit most from them?
November 13, 2018
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Inherited Risk Factors for NETs
Many patients and families facing a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) diagnosis wonder if they inherited the disease from their parents or if they can pass it
November 13, 2018
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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Cancer vs. Pancreatic Cancer
What is the difference between a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor and a pancreatic tumor? A few high profile celebrities, Aretha Franklin and Steve Jobs, have died
November 7, 2018
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Tb-161: Novel Radionuclide to be Tested
Early Research on Targeting Single Cancer Cells to Prevent Metastasis Despite the effectiveness of Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) to prolong survival of those with
October 16, 2018
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New Grant Explores Novel Drug Delivery System
Antibody-drug conjugate aims to combine the benefits of targeted therapy and chemotherapy Renata Jaskula-Sztul, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at the University of Alabama
October 15, 2018
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