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Today is #WorldNeuroendocrineCancerDay - a condition I was diagnosed with 6 months ago. This uncommon type of cancer causes malignant neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) to develop. #NETs affect all ages & genders, can happen anywhere in the body & are often slow-growing 🧵1/ 
Often referred to as 'rare' #NETs represent the 2nd most common gastrointestinal malignancy after colorectal cancer. They are as common as myeloma, testicular cancer & Hodgkin's lymphoma and more common than brain, ovarian & cervical cancer combined 🧵 2/
Like myself, many patients will have metastatic advanced stage disease at diagnosis. Although incurable, #neuroendocrinecancer is treatable & there are many options for treatment including surgery, somatostatin analogues, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy 🧵 3/
