NCUK Virtual Patient Handbook

SECTION 01 UNDERSTANDING NEUROENDOCRINE CANCER

You will find the following information in Section 01:

• What is Neuroendocrine Cancer? • How are Neuroendocrine Cancers formed? • The difference between normal cells and cancer cells - Explained • Is Neuroendocrine Cancer genetic? • Does primary site matter? • Staging and Grading (including differentiation) • What is meant by the terms “Functioning” and “Non- Functioning”? • What is meant by the terms ‘metastatic’ or ‘secondary cancer’? • Complications or Consequences of Neuroendocrine Cancer • Mythbusters - Section 01

SECTION 01 REFERENCES

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