Awareness
Spotlight on Neuroendocrine Cancer Update The ‘spotlight on neuroendocrine cancer’ campaign aims to raise awareness of neuroendocrine cancer among non-NC specialist healthcare professionals. The campaign is in collaboration with the UK and Ireland Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (UKINETS).
Neuroendocrine cancer, like many less common cancers, is not included in the syllabus at many medical schools. Neuroendocrine cancer awareness for medical students
We would like to increase awareness of the disease among medical students and to this end are working on a series of videos to raise awareness of neuroendocrine cancer among medical students and healthcare professionals. The format will be a Q&A between a patient and a student. In the videos those with the disease discuss their symptoms and journey to diagnosis. We recently filmed the videos and are currently editing them.
Dissemination of our educational and awareness materials It is so important not just to create the materials we do but to ensure that they go out to the relevant healthcare professionals. During the last few months, we have disseminated copies of our GP educational overview at the Primary Care Society of Gastroenterology (PCSG), our gastroenterology overview at the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) & our surgery overview at the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland (ACPGBI) ensuring more HCPs can increase their awareness and understanding of this disease. Please help us spread the word by directing your medical team to the HCP page on the website www.neuroendocrinecancer.org/hcps
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