Carcinoid Cancer Treatments


My mother has been diagnosed with Carcinoid Syndrome, a type of cancer….?

Anyone have any experience with this…apparently it is really rare. We live in a small town with doctors lacking expertise on the subject and are looking for someone, or somewhere else for treatment.

I don’t know a lot about the pathophysiology of this disease, but I can tell you that I am presently administering chemo for a patient with carcinoid syndrome. We have her on Streptozosin (Zanosar) and 5FU (5-fluorouracil). She has had a partial response to this treatment and continues to be doing well.

Neuroendocrine Tumors: Diagnosis & Treatment w/ Peptide Receptor Radiotherapy(PRRT); Dr Baum (2of2)