A new NET nurse specialist, Ms Lisa Cullen, has been appointed and is now in place in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin best project management software. This appointment is part of the strategy to create a NET Centre of Excellence. The new nurse specialist is shared between NETs and Liver Cancer support and operates every Thursday … Read more
Many NET patients are concerned with the possibility of suffering from a carcinoid crisis during surgery as a result of receiving an anesthetic. Carcinoid crisis can be catastrophic if the medical staff are not prepared for such an event. Preparation requires the availability of sandostatin injections to prevent or combat carcinoid crisis if it should … Read more
The NCCP (National Cancer Care Program) has selected Neuroendocrine Tumours as one of the rare cancers that it wishes to examine as part of the restructuring of cancer care in Ireland. At a conference in Trinity College in November, the NCCP, the HSE and medical professionals in Ireland were joined by recognised international specialists in … Read more
A special National NET Patients Day was held in Trinity College on November 10th to coincide with the Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day. Dr Susan O’Reilly of the National Cancer Care Programme (NCCP) opened the patient event and gave an overview of the NCCP’s plan for NETs treatments in Ireland. Irish and International experts in … Read more
The inaugural meeting of the Irish Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Group was held at Trinity College Dublin. Irish and international experts in carcinoid/NETs gathered to discuss advances in the field, diagnostic and therapeutic practices currently available in Ireland, as well as areas where Ireland is falling behind, especially in specialized nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapy tools. Commenting … Read more
