Scan Results: To Check or Not to Check
Receiving scan or test results can be one of the most anxiety-inducing experiences anyone touched by cancer can experience. You know...
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Brent Currie
- Jul 22
- 4 min
Practical Tips for Patients on "The Shot" (Somatostatin Analog)
Many NET patients are on a somatostatin analog (SSA), also known as “the shot” in the patient community. The purpose of the shot is to...
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Lisa Yen, NP, NBC-HWC
- May 22
- 2 min
What’s the Difference Between Alpha and Beta PRRT?
First, let’s review some basic concepts… Theranostics is an approach that combines diagnosis and treatment by targeting the same...
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LACNETS Team
- Mar 24
- 1 min
LACNETS & CCF Partner to Provide Support
The Learn Advocate Connect Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (LACNETS) and Carcinoid Cancer Foundation (CCF) are excited to announce a...
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Lisa Yen, NP, NBC-HWC
- Dec 17, 2022
- 6 min
THESE FOUR LETTERS: PRRT (PART I)
An Overview of PRRT Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy Original post April 2, 2019; Updated 12/17/2022 By now, you’ve probably heard...
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Lisa Yen, NP, NBC-HWC
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
PRRT (PART II)
More about PRRT Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy Original post April 24, 2019; Updated 12/17/2022 In our previous article, “These...
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Beth Voyles
- Nov 30, 2022
- 1 min
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CAREGIVER
In honor of National Family Caregiver Month, a caregiver shares what it means to be a caregiver to her husband who is living with NET....
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Kelli Devan Edwards
- Oct 31, 2022
- 6 min
CANCER THRIVER: THE NEXT CHAPTER
A year ago, I wrote a post for the LACNETS blog entitled Cancer Thriver. At the time, I felt like a thriver, enjoying the break from...
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LACNETS Team
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
GET TO KNOW OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Our Executive Director, Kavya Velagapudi, has been working with LACNETS since 2015. Following the passing of LACNETS’ late founder and...
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Lisa Yen, NP, NBC-HWC
- Sep 20, 2022
- 4 min
WHY PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL TRIALS?
You may have heard the buzz around clinical trials. Perhaps you’ve heard presentations on clinical trials. Or you may have heard talk of...
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