The Neuroendocrine Cancer Foundation Podcast - Top 10 FAQs with neuroendocrine cancer experts
The Neuroendocrine Cancer Foundation Podcast is a monthly series where we interview neuroendocrine cancer experts on various NET topics. Each expert will answer the top 10 FAQs in their area of expertise. Whether a listener is newly diagnosed, a longtime NET survivor, or a family member or loved one, the Neuroendocrine Cancer Foundation Podcast serves as a tool to help anyone better understand neuroendocrine cancer. For more information, visit www.ncf.net/podcast.
Episodes
45 episodes
Episode 43: Carcinoid Heart Syndrome
What is Carcinoid Heart Disease (CHD)? Which NET patients develop CHD? Retired cardiologist and carcinoid heart disease specialist Dr. Jerome Zacks provides an overview of CHD and describes the appropriate screening, diagnosis, and treatm...
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Episode 42: "Neuroendocrine Cancer Straight Talk" with Dr. Diane Reidy
In this special episode, medical oncologist and NET expert Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes engages in an open and honest discussion on sensitive topics, including sexual health, family planning and end-of-life discussions. She also answers common quest...
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EPISODE 41: Top 10 Highlights of the 2024 NANETS Symposium
In this special episode, Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) Medical oncologist Dr. Guillaume (Will) Pegna recaps the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) 2024 Multidisciplinary NET Medical Symposium. He shares the la...
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Episode 40: External Radiation Therapy for Neuroendocrine Cancers
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat is radiation oncology, and how is it used for neuroendocrine cancer? UCSF radiation oncologists Dr. Will Chen and Dr. Alexandra Hotca-Cho describe external radiation therapy (SBRT) and how, when, and where i...
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Episode 39: NEN Treatments: Focus On Liver-Directed Therapies (Part II: Intra-Arterial Techniques and Sequencing)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this 2-part series, Dr. Osman Ahmed from the University of Chicago covers liver-directed therapies for neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs or neuroendocrine cancer). In this second episode, he details the embolizat...
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Episode 38 - NEN Treatments: Focus on Liver-Directed Therapies (Part I: Overview and Ablative Techniques Including Histotripsy)
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this 2-part series, Dr. Osman Ahmed from University of Chicago covers liver-directed therapies for neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs or neuroendocrine cancer). In this first episode, he outlines the types of live...
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Episode 38
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Episode 37: Supportive Oncology for Neuroendocrine Cancer
What is supportive care or supportive oncology? What is cancer-related distress? How might NET patients benefit from supportive care? Yale oncologist Dr. Maryam Lustberg suggests strategies to manage cancer-related fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, mo...
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Episode 36: "NEN Treatments: Focus on Immunotherapy" with Dr. Jennifer Eads
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat is immunotherapy? How effective are they for neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs)? Dr. Jennifer Eads from Penn Medicine answers common questions about immunotherapy. She discusses the latest in CAR T therapy, DLL...
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Episode 36
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EPISODE 35 - NEN Treatments: Focus on Chemotherapy
What is chemotherapy? When are they used for neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs)? Dr. Pamela Kunz from Yale Medicine discusses the benefits, potential side effects and latest advances in chemotherapy for NENs. She explains how it differs from other...
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Episode 35
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Episode 34: NET Treatments: Focus on PRRT
What is PRRT? How is it different from the more commonly used radiation treatment? What are the possible side effects? Dr. Riham El Khouli from the University of Kentucky in Lexington discusses common questions and concerns about PRRT and share...
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Episode 34
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Episode 33: Focus on Targeted Therapies
ABOUT THIS EPISODEWhat are Targeted Therapies and how do they work? How and when would they be used in NETs? Dr. Scott Paulson from Baylor Cancer Center in Dallas discusses common questions and concerns about targeted therapies in...
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Episode 32: Focus on Somatostatin Analogues (SSAs)
How do SSAs work? Should all NET patients be on one? What are the side effects? Dr. Edward Wolin from Mount Sinai Health System answers several common questions about the current and future role of somatostatin analogues in NET treatme...
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Episode 32
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Episode 31: (Part II) Clinical Trials - Expectations vs. Realities
In this two-part series, we reprise “Navigating Clinical Trials: Expectations vs. Realities” with Taymeyah Al-Toubah. This was previously broadcast on August 19th, 2023, as a LACNETS monthly educational webinar. In Part 1, Taymeyah discusses cl...
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Episode 31: (Part I) Clinical Trials - Expectations vs. Realities
In this two-part series, we reprise “Navigating Clinical Trials: Expectations vs. Realities” with Taymeyah Al-Toubah. This was previously broadcast on August 19th, 2023, as a LACNETS monthly educational webinar. In Part 1, Taymeyah discusses cl...
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Episode 30: Bone & Brain Metastases in Neuroendocrine Cancer
When and how often do NETs spread to the bones or brain? How are they found? What is the treatment? Dr. Robert Ramirez of Vanderbilt University addresses concerns surrounding bone metastases (or “mets”) as well as rare brain metastases....
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Episode 29: "Nutrition & Diet Considerations for NET" with Sina Teskey
NET dietician Sina Teskey from the Medical College of Wisconsin answers common questions about diet and nutrition raised among NET patients and caregivers. She addresses special diets, food restrictions, and whether sugar “feeds” cancer. Sina a...
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Episode 29
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Top 10 Highlights of 2023 NANETS Symposium
In this special episode, Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) Medical oncologist, Dr. Guillaume (Will) Pegna, recaps the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) 2023 Multidisciplinary NET Medical Symposium. He shares the ...
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Episode 28
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Episode 27: What to Know About Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases
What do you call NETs in the liver? How often do NETs spread? What causes NETs to spread? How do you determine if surgery is an option? Dr. Xavier Keutgen from University of Chicago brings clarity to NET tumors found in the liver and describes ...
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Episode 27
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Episode 26: What to Know About Lung NETs
What are lung NETs? What is DIPNECH? How is lung NET similar or different from lung cancer? Dr. Vineeth Sukrithan from Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center gives a comprehensive overview of lung NET and DIPNECH, including the work-...
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Episode 26
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Episode 25: What to Know about Grade 3 Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (NEC)
What are Grade 3 Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinoma (NEC)? What makes NEC unique? Can a NET transform to NEC? Dr Nitja Raj from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City explains NEC tumor biology and how it guides tre...
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Episode 25
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Episode 24: What to Know About Grade 3 Well-differentiated NETs
What are grade 3 NETs and how is it different from grade 3 NEC and other types of NETs? Dr. Mohamad (Bassam) Sonbol from Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, enlightens us on this fairly new entity, including treatment options, treatment sequencing...
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Episode 24
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Episode 23: What to Know About Hindgut & Appendiceal NETs
What are Hindgut NETs (distal colon and rectum), and how are they treated? How is rectal NET different from rectal cancer? What makes appendiceal NETs difficult to diagnose? Dr. Hagen Kennecke from Providence Cancer Institute in Portland, Orego...
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Episode 23
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What to Know about Pancreatic NETs
What is the difference between Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (PNET) and Pancreatic Cancer? Where exactly is the pancreas located and why is the tumor location important? NET Oncologist Dr. Jennifer Chan from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ta...
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Episode 21: What to Know About Small Bowel NETs
How are small bowel NETs diagnosed, treated, and monitored? How is it different from other types of NETs? What are some exciting new treatments for small bowel NETs? NET oncologist, Dr. David Zhen of Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle answers ...
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Episode 20: "Gastric NET, Gastrinomas & Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES)"
Gastroenterologist and Neuroendocrinologist Dr. David C. Metz discusses important concepts in Gastric NET, Gastrinomas and Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, including detection, treatments, associated risks and monitoring. He also lends valuabl...
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