NCUK Virtual Patient Handbook

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’? • Mythbusters - Section 01 UNDERSTANDING NEUROENDOCRINE CANCER 02. • Signs & Symptoms of Neuroendocrine Cancer - Before & After Diagnosis • The physical presence of a cancer - it’s size, site and position • Pain • Mythbusters: Pain • Functional signs, symptoms and syndromes • Carcinoid Syndrome - Explained • Syndromes explained • Complications or Consequences of Neuroendocrine Cancer SYMPTOMS OF NEUROENDOCRINE CANCER

• Carcinoid Heart Disease - Explained • Carcinoid Crisis Disease - Explained • Paraneoplastic Syndromes - Explained

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