rable disease - but this does not mean that they are “terminally ill”. this does depend on the site, grade and stage of their cancer, their nditions they may have. t be cured and is likely to lead to someone’s death” - however, it ments, to determine how long, following an incurable diagnosis,
es that a person is terminally ill if their clinician ly expected within six months”. be a wider definition of terminal illness and the cases.
inally ill people from the six-month qualifying
Myth #5- Neuroendocrine Cancers only occur in the gut (small bowel)
Strange one this, but it’s certainly out there. Whilst the small bowel is one of the most common sites for neuroendocrine cancer to start, other sites include the lungs, pancreas, skin - indeed anywhere in the body that neuroendocrine cells exist.
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