lung NETs - these are typical carcinoid and atypical carcinoid lung NECs - these are small cell and large cell lung NEC A specialist doctor (pathologist) looks at the cancer cells under a microscope.

The treatment you have depends on what type of neuroendocrine cancer you have. And it depends on where it is, its size and whether it has spread (the stage). These cancers grow at different rates. For ...

Lung neuroendocrine cancers develop in the neuroendocrine cells of the lung. You might also hear them called lung neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs). This means the same as neuroendocrine cancer. There ...

Large bowel and rectal neuroendocrine cancers are rare cancers. They start in the neuroendocrine cells of the large bowel (colon) or back passage (rectum). You might also hear them called ...

A limb amputation means removing part of the body completely. It might be the only way to cure primary bone cancer for some people. This page is about cancer that starts in your bone (primary bone ...

A team of healthcare professionals decide what your treatment options are. Surgery is often the main treatment. Other treatments include: somatostatin analogues radiotherapy chemotherapy targeted ...

Radiotherapy for advanced melanoma aims to relieve symptoms and improve a person’s quality of life. Where the cancer has spread to is called a metastasis or secondary cancer. If there are a small ...