My mother was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 45. She passed away just two years later. So, I started getting my colorectal cancer screenings early.
During my third colonoscopy, my doctor found a mass. That was in the fall of 2007. By that time, I was 53. So, I think we both expected it to be colon cancer.
But the biopsy showed it was a neuroendocrine tumor, sometimes called a carcinoid tumor.
I live in a small...
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About 12,000 people will be diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumors — sometimes called carcinoid tumors — each year. But what exactly are these tumors, where are they typically found and are they cancerous?
We spoke with neuroendocrine tumor specialist Daniel Halperin, M.D., to learn more.
What are neuroendocrine tumors, and where are they usually found?
While the name “neuroendocrine” implies that these tumors involve...
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The place...
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At first, Mai was...
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