{"id":38444,"date":"2021-09-30T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T11:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/what-are-they\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T15:03:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:03:17","slug":"what-are-they","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/en\/what-are-they\/","title":{"rendered":"What are they?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"38444\" class=\"elementor elementor-38444 elementor-33096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f08c5c9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f08c5c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cba06fa\" data-id=\"cba06fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d909abc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d909abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOURS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4d26c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4d26c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d512686\" data-id=\"d512686\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744cf82 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"744cf82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT ARE THEY?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4839cdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4839cdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd3667e\" data-id=\"cd3667e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa08445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa08445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The human body is made up of billions of cells, from blood cells to brain cells. Neuroendocrine cells are found throughout the body across a network called the neuroendocrine system. Cells of the neuroendocrine system produce hormones (endocrine action), usually in response to signals from other cells or from the nervous system (neurological stimulation). All neuroendocrine cells release hormones and other chemicals into the blood, helping our bodies to function normally.  <\/p>\n<p>Cells of the neuroendocrine system produce hormones (endocrine action), usually in response to signals from other cells or from the nervous system (neurological stimulation). All neuroendocrine cells release hormones and other chemicals into the blood, helping our bodies to function normally. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c025803 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c025803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_533963053-scaled-e1659960994634-2048x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-38316\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_533963053-scaled-e1659960994634-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_533963053-scaled-e1659960994634-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_533963053-scaled-e1659960994634-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_533963053-scaled-e1659960994634-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_533963053-scaled-e1659960994634-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/shutterstock_533963053-scaled-e1659960994634-240x135.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865a773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"865a773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Neuroendocrine tumours or NETs is an umbrella term for tumours that originate in cells of the neuroendocrine system causing it to stop functioning normally. These tumours are rare: they only occur <b>in around 4 to 5 in 100,000 people every year<\/b>. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230ac45 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"230ac45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38771\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MALADIE_RARE_ANGLAIS.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ce531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27ce531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_8 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">They are usually less aggressive, slow-growing tumours. This is why NETs are often only diagnosed when the disease has already reached an advanced stage. Diagnosis is difficult due to the many different types of neuroendocrine tumours and their non-specific symptoms that resemble those of other common conditions.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, thanks to research, improved diagnostic techniques and better patient management, <strong>knowledge of NETs is improving<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6e045 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d6e045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Points<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276bcc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"276bcc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"38494\" class=\"elementor elementor-38494 elementor-37294 elementor-37294\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section data-pa-eq-height=\"{&quot;targetType&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;target&quot;:[&quot;&quot;],&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;load&quot;,&quot;enableOn&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65d93ff premium-equal-height-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65d93ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_eq_height_switcher&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0651c56\" data-id=\"0651c56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6919b75 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6919b75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d96edb elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7d96edb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde84b5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bde84b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FREQUENCY OF NETS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f670be elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8f670be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NETs make up 2% of all cancers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">They affect both men and women<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Average age at the time of diagnosis: 50 to 60 years old<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c4a919 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8c4a919\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1ff81 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b1ff81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MOST COMMONLY AFFECTED ORGANS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcd09f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3dcd09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Digestive system (stomach and intestine)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pancreas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lungs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4b4ef6 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4b4ef6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23fc847 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"23fc847\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477bd54 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"477bd54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMMON SYMPTOMS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc1887b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"bc1887b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Diarrhea<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Skin flushing (face)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bloating<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Stomach pain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Wheezing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58c60d4 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"58c60d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea76dc1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea76dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AVERAGE DIAGNOSTIC DELAY<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a055b3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2a055b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">5 to 7 years<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7851132 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7851132\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9974b93\" data-id=\"9974b93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e244b7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e244b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Detecting the disease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82885a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82885a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In cases where the neuroendocrine tumour is said to be &#8220;functional&#8221;, it causes an excessive secretion of hormones which may lead to its detection. The patient may experience symptoms which cause them to visit a doctor. These symptoms vary depending on the location of the tumour; they may include, to name a few, painful abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, sudden facial flushing or even hypoglycaemia.  <\/p>\n<p>However, in the majority of cases, as the neuroendocrine tumour is \u201cnon-functional\u201d, it may only be noticed by the patient when it\u2019s large enough to affect or compress the organs concerned. At this point, symptoms such as stomach ache, jaundice, bowel obstruction or weight loss may occur. <\/p>\n<p>The tumour might also be discovered accidentally during surgery or a routine examination (imaging, colonoscopy, etc.) carried out for other reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a small number of endocrine tumours &#8211; less than 5% &#8211; are genetic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48fc474 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48fc474\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53e72f5\" data-id=\"53e72f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d130d19 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d130d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TYPES OF NETs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d360f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d360f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NETS are named and treated according to the organ in which they originate, even if they have spread to other organs. The first organ to be affected by NETs is considered the \u201cprimary\u201d or \u201cmain cancer site\u201d. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b93ec92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b93ec92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-02d2e08 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"02d2e08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30dff91 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"30dff91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CANCER_ANGLAIS-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">PRIMARY NET OR UNKNOWN PRIMARY NET<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sometimes, however, a NET may be diagnosed based on secondary diseases observed if the primary site (or main site) is not visible. Cancers are named and treated according to the organ where they originated, even if they have spread to other organs. For example, if a patient has an intestinal NET that has subsequently spread to the liver, this is referred to as an intestinal NET with \u201cliver metastases\u201d or \u201csecondary tumours\u201d.  <br><br>\nIt is generally easy to identify a primary cancer: it causes specific symptoms or is visible on a CT scan. However, it is sometimes the case that secondary cancers affect one or more organs without it being possible to identify the primary site. This is what we call a neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary (NET CUP). This doesn\u2019t usually affect treatment options.   <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddc6bdd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddc6bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bf8894 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4bf8894\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e5cf2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02e5cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1381642538.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1381642538.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1381642538-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1381642538-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1381642538-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1381642538-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1381642538-1582x2048.jpg 1582w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1381642538-139x180.jpg 139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-45c6aa1 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"45c6aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3483ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3483ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Lung NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5501\"><p>Lung NETs (also known as bronchial or pulmonary NETs) can be subdivided into five types:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Typical lung NETs (also known as TCs, typical carcinoids) \u2013 These tend to exhibit a slow growth rate and are the most common lung NETs<\/li>\n<li>Atypical lung NETs (or AC, atypical carcinoids) \u2013 These can grow rapidly and tend to metastasise<\/li>\n<li>Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECHs) NETs \u2013 These are very rare and can cause the pulmonary neuroendocrine cells in the lungs to become too large. These tumours can be very small. The affected tumours don\u2019t usually change significantly or rapidly, but DIPNECHs may be considered a precancerous condition and progress to typical or atypical pulmonary NETs.   <\/li>\n<li>Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma \u2013 This is a rare form of pulmonary NET, similar to small cell lung cancer<\/li>\n<li>Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma \u2013 This is believed to be the most aggressive form of lung NET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Typical lung NETs account for almost 90% of cases. These grow slowly and rarely spread outside the lungs (less than 15% of cases).  <\/p>\n<p>Together, typical and atypical lung NETs represent 40% of all NETs.<\/p>\n<p>Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma are the rarest but most active lung NETs. They develop at the same rate as lung cancers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5502\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5502\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Breast NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5502\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5502\"><p>This is an extremely rare type of NET.<\/p>\n<p>It is generally diagnosed when tissue is analysed for more common types of breast cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5503\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5503\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Adrenal gland NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5503\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5503\"><p>The adrenal glands are located on top of the kidneys and produce hormones involved in blood pressure control or stress management. <\/p>\n<p>There are three types of neuroendocrine tumours that can appear inside or near to these glands: adrenocortical carcinomas, pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) &#8211; A cancer affecting the outer layer of the adrenal gland. It can cause the release of excessive amounts of hormones, including adrenaline, norepinephrine and steroids, which help the body maintain blood pressure as well as salt and sugar levels.  <\/li>\n<li>Pheochromocytomas (pheos) and paragangliomas \u2013 These are rare tumours of the adrenal gland that originate in the inner part of the gland (medulla). Similar tumours can appear on the outside of the adrenal glands; these are paragangliomas (extra-adrenal).  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5504\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5504\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">GASTRIC NET<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5504\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5504\"><p>Gastric neuroendocrine tumors are found in the stomach. There are three types:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type 1 &#8211; These NETs are usually small, and often multiple; they represent the least aggressive type.<\/li>\n<li>Type 2 &#8211; These NETs are associated with elevated stomach acid levels and also tend to be associated with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (or cluster of symptoms). These NETs are usually large and can metastasize.  <\/li>\n<li>Type 3 &#8211; These are the largest gastric NETs and have a high risk of metastasis, making this type very aggressive. These NETs may not be associated with high levels of gastrin or stomach acid. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5505\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5505\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Liver NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5505\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5505\"><p>The liver is very rarely the primary site of a NET-type cancer. NETs present in the liver are often due to the spread (metastasis or secondary tumours) of cancer cells from another organ.<\/p>\n<p>The liver is the most common site for secondary NETs. Its dominant role in body functioning and blood circulation promotes the formation of metastases. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5506\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5506\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Pancreatic NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5506\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5506\"><p>The pancreas is an organ that produces insulin and other hormones.<br \/>There are two types of pancreatic NETs: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Functional \u2013 These are pancreatic NETs that cause a specific set of symptoms (syndromes) such as insulinoma, gastrinoma, somatostatinoma, glucagonoma and VIPoma.<\/li>\n<li>Non-functional \u2013 Do not cause syndromes, but common symptoms include back pain, jaundice, stomach pain and weight loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5507\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5507\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Small intestine NETS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5507\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5507\"><p>Small intestine NETs (also known as jejunal, ileal or ileocaecal NETs) are the most common intestinal NETs.<\/p>\n<p>They tend to grow slowly and may cause symptoms similar to irritable bowel syndrome or carcinoid syndrome, or may cause no symptoms at all.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it can be difficult to benefit from an early diagnosis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5508\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5508\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Appendiceal NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5508\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5508\"><p>Tumours in the appendix that are less than 1 cm in size are often removed and cured with surgery. <\/p>\n<p>Larger goblet cell NETs are a more aggressive form of appendiceal NETs and tend to spread.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5509\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5509\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Ovarian NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5509\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5509\"><p>Ovarian NETs are often secondary NETs originating from a primary site in the bowel or appendix. <\/p>\n<p>Primary ovarian NETs are extremely rare. To date, two types of tumours have been identified:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ovarian neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), which are slow growing (low to moderate grade).<\/li>\n<li>Ovarian neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC), which behave more like ovarian cancers (high grade) and can cause carcinoid syndrome.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-55010\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-55010\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Gynaecological NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-55010\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-55010\"><p>Gynaecological NETs (uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva) are very rare. They are usually only diagnosed when tissue is examined for signs of other cancers that are more commonly found in these areas. <\/p>\n<p>Two types of tumours are found in the uterus and the cervix:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) \u2013 These are tumour cells that grow more slowly.<\/li>\n<li>Neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC) \u2013 These are more aggressive tumours which tend to grow faster and spread beyond their primary site, potentially leading to the development of secondary tumours in other organs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vagina and vulva NETs are the rarest type of NETs. They are classified in the same way as NETs of the ovary, i.e. as neuroendocrine carcinomas and neuroendocrine tumours. NETs of the testicles and prostate <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-55011\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-55011\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">NETs of the testicles and prostate<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-55011\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-55011\"><p>As with NETs of the female reproductive system, NETs of the testicles and prostate can be classified as carcinomas or tumours, depending on how the cells look under a microscope. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-55012\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-55012\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Colonic NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-55012\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-55012\"><p>Colonic NETs are rare and can cause symptoms such as a change in bowel habits, abdominal or stomach pain, weight loss and bleeding, which are similar to symptoms of its more common counterpart, bowel cancer. Colonic NETs are usually aggressive and have a tendency to spread. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-55013\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-55013\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Rectal NETs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-55013\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-55013\"><div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-14013\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix elementor-active\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-tab=\"13\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-14013\">\n<p>Rectal NETs can cause bleeding, constipation or pain when defecating (opening the bowels) but cause no symptoms \u2013 which can delay diagnosis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-55014\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-55014\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Skin<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-55014\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"14\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-55014\"><p>Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer that forms on the surface or in the top layers of the epidermis. It starts to develop in neuroendocrine cells known as Merkel cells. These cells secrete hormones into the blood when they are stimulated by the nervous system.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-55015\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-55015\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Thyroid<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-55015\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"15\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-55015\"><p>The thyroid is a gland located in the neck, which produces hormones that affect blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate and metabolism.<\/p>\n<p>Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare form of cancer of the thyroid gland. This gland is part of the endocrine system. <\/p>\n<p>There are two types of MTC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sporadic MTC (or isolated MTC), when a patient has no family history<\/li>\n<li>Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (or MEN2), in the case of an inherited (genetic) disorder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-55016\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-55016\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Pituitary gland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-55016\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"16\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-55016\"><p>There are three distinct variants of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MENs): MEN1, MEN2, MEN3 (types 2 and 3 are also known as MEN2a and MEN2b).<\/p>\n<p>MEN syndromes are inherited disorders. MEN disorders lead to the development of growths (tumours) in several glands of the endocrine system. The affected glands then secrete abnormally high levels of hormones \u2013 the body&#8217;s chemical messengers \u2013 which, in turn, leads to the appearance of various symptoms. Each growth can develop alone or independently of the MEN (referred to as an \u201cassociated endocrine growth\u201d).   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c407a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c407a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other syndromes exist, less common. We invite you to discover our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/en\/nets-handbook\/\">NET Handbook<\/a>, in which you will find more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42cf6d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42cf6d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-019f291\" data-id=\"019f291\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9fb379 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9fb379\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-04e8d93 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"04e8d93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a7642 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8a7642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SYMPTOMS AND SYNDROMES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cc3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40cc3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we talk about NETs, we often talk about symptoms and syndromes.<\/p>\n<p>A syndrome is set of specific symptoms. A NET associated with a particular syndrome means that the patient experiences a particular set of symptoms. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-05f79d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05f79d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0726328 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0726328\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9927653 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9927653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shutterstock_1556573969-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shutterstock_1556573969-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shutterstock_1556573969-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shutterstock_1556573969-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shutterstock_1556573969-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shutterstock_1556573969-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shutterstock_1556573969.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c83ee8a elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c83ee8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7f828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"5b7f828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9591\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Carcinoid syndrome<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9591\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9591\"><p>This type of syndrome appears when the NETs release excessive quantities of hormones into the blood. Its typical symptoms are:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hot flushes: redness on the chest and face, occasionally the whole body<\/li>\n<li>Abdominal cramps<\/li>\n<li>Diarrhoea<\/li>\n<li>A loss or reduction in appetite<\/li>\n<li>A rapid heart rate that may be accompanied by a hot flush<\/li>\n<li>Stomach and\/or abdominal pain<\/li>\n<li>Fatigue<\/li>\n<li>Changes to skin<\/li>\n<li>Carcinoid heart disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9592\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9592\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Hedinger syndrome<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9592\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9592\"><p>This syndrome is also known as carcinoid heart disease or CHD. Carcinoid heart disease is a syndrome caused by serotonin (a hormone). <\/p>\n<p>When a NET causes excessive amounts of serotonin to be released, fibrous deposits sometimes build up on the heart valves.<\/p>\n<p>This situation can prevent them from opening and closing normally, which disrupts blood circulation and can cause shortness of breath and severe fatigue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9593\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9593\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Clinical hypoglycaemia syndrome<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9593\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9593\"><p>This syndrome is usually caused by insulinomas, which are tumours of the pancreas that cause an excessive release of the hormone insulin. Insulin lowers blood sugar, and too much insulin can cause an excessive drop in blood sugar, which can lead to a whole host of problems. <\/p>\n<p>Hypoglycaemia is characterised by the following symptoms: sweating, hunger, dizziness, unusually pale appearance, confusion and irritability. If sugar levels drop too quickly and reach levels that are too low, you may also faint or have seizures.  <\/p>\n<p>It is not uncommon for people with insulinoma to gain weight because they experience symptoms such as hunger and dizziness, and therefore eat more in response to this (sometimes every two hours to lessen these symptoms). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Whipple&#8217;s triad<\/strong>: Symptoms of hypoglycaemia with low blood sugar that are easily relieved by eating sugar or foods that are high in sugar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9594\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9594\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9594\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9594\"><p>The Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES) can manifest when NETs in the pancreas and duodenum release excessive amounts of the hormone gastrin into the blood. Gastrin helps control the release of stomach acid, which allows the breakdown of starch in food. Symptoms can include acid reflux, heartburn, stomach or even chest pain, belching, diarrhoea and anaemia (low iron).  <\/p>\n<p>Excess gastrin can also cause gastric and\/or duodenal ulcers and bleeding from the gastric or duodenal mucosa. Gastrin levels can be checked with a blood test. If you are taking medicines known as PPIs (proton pump inhibitors) for problems like heartburn and acid reflux, you may be asked to take another medicine or stop taking PPIs before proceeding with the blood test to ensure the accuracy of your results.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9595\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9595\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Verner-Morrison Syndrome<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9595\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9595\"><p>The Verner Morrison Syndrom (VMS) can be caused by a VIPoma, a type of NET that is located in the pancreas. Symptoms include very watery diarrhoea, low levels of potassium in the blood and low levels of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.  <\/p>\n<p>These can occur when VIPomas release too much vasoactive intestinal peptide into the blood.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9596\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9596\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Necrolytic migratory erythema<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9596\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9596\"><p>The symptoms of an Necrolytic migratory erythema (NME) include a rash on the body, which is sometimes mistaken for eczema. Sometimes referred to as a glucagonoma, it also causes weight loss, diabetic-like symptoms (high blood sugar, feeling excessively thirsty and hungry, frequent urination at night), diarrhoea, blood clots and changes to the skin, nails and hair. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b8dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2b8dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are also other, less common, syndromes. We recommend reading our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/en\/nets-handbook\/\">NET Handbook<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42a12d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42a12d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93c790e\" data-id=\"93c790e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6e193 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d6e193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JARGON OF NETs \u2013 Acronyms used<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043e7bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"043e7bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Different acronyms are used to describe the different types of NETs. Here are a few that are commonly used in medical language: <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb1a42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb1a42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35fb279\" data-id=\"35fb279\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7da0d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f7da0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shutterstock_1709365627-e1643365783732.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shutterstock_1709365627-e1643365783732.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shutterstock_1709365627-e1643365783732-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shutterstock_1709365627-e1643365783732-1024x286.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shutterstock_1709365627-e1643365783732-768x215.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shutterstock_1709365627-e1643365783732-1536x430.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shutterstock_1709365627-e1643365783732-240x67.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1848844 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1848844\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c375623 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c375623\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34a9fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c34a9fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201cpNET\u201d<\/strong>: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours or neuroendocrine tumours located in the pancreas.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cF-pNET\u201d<\/strong>: Functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours or NETs located in the pancreas that manifest with a range of specific symptoms.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cNF-pNET\u201d<\/strong>: Non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours or NETs located in the pancreas that do not manifest with a series of specific symptoms.<\/p><p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201c<\/strong><strong>NET CUP\u201d<\/strong>: Cancers of unknown primary, which means that your tests did not reveal where your NET originated.<\/p><p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201c<\/strong><strong>GEP NET<\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201d<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours or tumours that are located in the bowel or pancreas.<\/span><\/p><p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201c<\/strong><strong>GI NETs<\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong>: Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours or NETs that are located in the oesophagus, stomach or bowel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c9a118 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1c9a118\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449b74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"449b74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201cNEN\u201d<\/strong>: Neuroendocrine neoplasms, which is another term for NET (neoplasm means \u201cnew growth\u201d or tumour).<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201c<\/strong><strong>SiNEN<\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201d<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\"> Neuroendocrine tumours in the small intestine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201c<\/strong><strong>gNEN<\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201d<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">:&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">Gastric neuroendocrine tumours or NETs found in the stomach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201c<\/strong><strong>dNEN<\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201d<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">: Duodenal neuroendocrine tumours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201c<\/strong><strong>MANEC<\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201d<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\"><b> <\/b>Tumours that contain NET cells and more common cancer cells.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">\u201c<\/strong><strong>NECs<\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 );\">\u201d<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_6 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform);\">: Neuroendocrine carcinomas, NET cells that behave more aggressively and are most likely to spread. They behave more like common cancers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5056e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5056e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef313e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef313e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c59edab\" data-id=\"c59edab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddb968 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ddb968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STAGES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-92fcbc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92fcbc9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc95a5e\" data-id=\"fc95a5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28724d5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28724d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STADES_ANGLAIS.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-38777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STADES_ANGLAIS.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STADES_ANGLAIS-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STADES_ANGLAIS-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STADES_ANGLAIS-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STADES_ANGLAIS-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/STADES_ANGLAIS-240x135.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3be6a87 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3be6a87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e09d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e09d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we talk about a tumour, we talk about where it is located and how it has spread.<\/p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) provides a useful benchmark: a 4-stage system for classifying NETs.<\/p><p>All NETs are classified according to a similar scale.<\/p><p><strong>Stage I<\/strong>: an isolated NET that is less than 1 cm in diameter and has not spread to surrounding tissue or anywhere else.<\/p><p><strong>STAGE II<\/strong>: a NET (usually more than a centimetre in diameter) that has started to spread to nearby tissue or structures but has not spread to other parts of the body or to the lymph nodes (the tiny glands that help fight infection).<\/p><p><strong>STAGE III<\/strong>: a NET of any size that has spread to nearby tissue and structures and to a lymph node.<\/p><p><strong>STAGE IV<\/strong>: a NET, no matter how small, that has spread to distant areas of the body, such as the liver and one or more lymph nodes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e01c44 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e01c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3533b15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3533b15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7df1e8a\" data-id=\"7df1e8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458fe64 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"458fe64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GRADES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71bf18f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71bf18f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89d8a26\" data-id=\"89d8a26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce4d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ce4d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The grade of a NET is based on how the cells look under a microscope (differentiation) and how quickly they divide to form new cancer cells. The medical team assigns a grade to the NET(s) so that they can choose the most appropriate treatment. To understand the grades, we first need to understand the difference between a NET cell and a healthy cell.<\/p><p>Here is the classification of NETs by the World Health Organisation:<\/p><p><strong>GRADE I<\/strong>: a NET with well-differentiated cells, less than 3% of which divide.<\/p><p><strong>GRADE II<\/strong>: a NET with well-differentiated cells, less than 3% of which divide.<\/p><p><strong>GRADE III<\/strong>: a NET with well-differentiated cells, more than 20% of which divide.<\/p><p><strong>GRADE IV<\/strong>: a tumour known as a neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) rather than a NET, which has poorly differentiated cells, more than 20% of which divide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61efa46\" data-id=\"61efa46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7937e54 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7937e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CELLS_ANGLAIS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-38780\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CELLS_ANGLAIS.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CELLS_ANGLAIS-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CELLS_ANGLAIS-1024x880.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CELLS_ANGLAIS-768x660.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/CELLS_ANGLAIS-209x180.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599bf90 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"599bf90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c20f8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c20f8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"zebra\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711e41e\" data-id=\"711e41e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5bdb2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f5bdb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY THE ZEBRA?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9269e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9269e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When researching neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), you have probably noticed a zebra-print ribbon; this is the emblem of neuroendocrine cancer. This type of cancer is rare, just like the animal. NETs are often compared to zebra stripes: no zebra is the same, just like every patient is unique, both in terms of their diagnosis and in their treatment.  <\/p>\n<p>World NET Cancer Day takes place on 10 November and is coordinated by the International Neuroendocrine Cancer Alliance (INCA). This day is marked to raise awareness among the general public and health professionals about this rare form of cancer which is difficult to detect and often misdiagnosed. The aim is to improve the diagnosis, care and quality of life of patients.  <\/p>\n<p><b>#LetsTalkAboutNET <\/b><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-blocksy_palette_8 ); font-style: var(--fontStyle, inherit); letter-spacing: var(--letterSpacing); text-transform: var(--textTransform); caret-color: #7a7a7a; text-size-adjust: auto;\">#VictoryNETfoundation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/victorynetfoundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@victorynetfoundation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b> <\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566470b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"566470b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-2048x2048.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-38783\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.victorynet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/JOURNEE_MONDIALE_TNE_ANGLAIS-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOURS WHAT ARE THEY? 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