Neuroendocrine cancers effect men, women and children of all ages.
More commonly located in the pancreas, lungs, abdomen, reproductive organs and bowel, NET cancer symptoms can include, weight loss, hot flushes, shortness of breath and diarrhoea.
Neuroendocrine Cancers (NETs) are frequently misdiagnosed with conditions such as: anxiety, menopause, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or diabetes.
60% of NETs are advanced by the time patients are correctly diagnosed and many patients have secondary growths at the time of diagnosis (stage 4 cancer).
Learn more about neuroendocrine cancers. What are they? Can they be cured?
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Pheochromocytomas (pheos) and paragangliomas (paras) are rare neuroendocrine tumours.