Facebook Live with Richard R.P. Warner, MD

Join us on Friday, April 19th at 1:00 pm EST for a special Facebook Live Event featuring NET expert Dr. Richard Warner for an in-depth discussion about Carcinoid Syndrome and Serotonin. Be sure to follow CCF on Facebook for more details about this live event, as well as other important updates and announcements.

CFF Launches New Website for PRRT and Gallium-68 PET/CT Scan

CCF is excited to announce that we have launched a new website dedicated to providing information about PRRT and the Gallium-68 PET/CT scan. This site also includes an interactive map to locate facilities where PRRT and/or the Gallium-68 PET/CT scan are being offered. The map will be updated regularly as additional facilities provide these services. Visit CCF's new website at: https://www.prrtgalliumcenters.org/

Iowa Becomes an ENETS Center of Excellence

Congratulations to the Neuroendocrine Tumor team at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center upon being the first U.S. cancer center to be designated a Neuroendocrine Tumor Center of Excellence by the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS)!!

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CCF's 50th Anniversary Series

“I make different decisions now,” says Giovanna, 13 years after being diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. Her world crumbled after her diagnosis until she realized how she could use her music to heal -- both herself and others.

This episode concludes CCF's 50th Anniversary Video Series. We're proud to be recognized by having both our “Love is Patient” and “The Gift of Life” videos selected as finalists in the inaugural Sharecare Awards.

These videos have been made possible by the generous support of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals as part of the Fit-to-Fight series. Click here to watch the complete series.

OncLive Summit on Neuroendocrine Tumors at Markey Cancer Center, Kentucky

The UK Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Kentucky, will host OncLive’s State of the Science Summit on Neureoendocrine Tumors (NETs) on Saturday, April 20, 2019 from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The Summit is “designed to educate healthcare professionals on the clinical benefits associated with new science driving new thinking in cancer management.”

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Tom Bajoras: Surprised by Beauty

On January 2, 2015, Tom had a life-changing experience; he almost died. Check out Tom’s Survivor Story about his journey with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor and how music has played a key role in his reason for being “on this earth . . . to make beautiful things and to make things beautiful.”

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NET Community Events

Did you know that CCF provides a list of upcoming NET-related events? Visit our Events page to learn more about online and in-person events happening near you!

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