February 28, NANETS recognizes Rare Disease Day, a time to raise awareness amongst the public and medical professionals about the impact rare disease has on a patient's life.

Improving access to treatment and medical representation for individuals and families experiencing rare disease is important to acknowledge and to address. As the NANETS community knows, neuroendocrine cancer is a rare disease that affects 12,000 new patients each year and can often take years to diagnose.

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The goal of the NET cancer awareness day is to increase awareness of neuroendocrine cancers and provide a platform for the greater NET community for improved diagnostics, treatment, information, care, and research. This year's theme is "early diagnosis makes a difference."

Supporting the day is easy. Here are a few things to consider:

• Join the NET community worldwide on November 10th by participating in virtual conversations about neuroendocrine cancer using the hashtag, #LetsTalkAboutNETs.
• Like, post and share NANETS' short NET awareness videos posted throughout the day Monday and Tuesday, November 9 and 10.
• Be an ambassador for NET awareness and commit to making a difference by working with the medical community to:
  • Educate all medical professionals on neuroendocrine cancer and what to look for to help provide the proper diagnosis
  • Be a mentor to an early career medical professional interested in diagnosis, treatment and research related to neuroendocrine cancer
  • Advance the message of NET disease awareness by encouraging patients to participate in NET patient organizations
  • Support patients in encouraging their medical professionals to join NET medical societies like NANETS to learn from, and share information with, the multidisciplinary NET medical community

Download and share our NET Cancer Awareness Day flier 

For more ideas about how you can get involved in NET Cancer Awareness Day this Nov. 10 – and throughout the year – visit INCA's website at https://incalliance.org/net-cancer-day-toolkit-2020/. 

Thank you for your support,
Heloisa Soares, MD, PhD
Mark Lewis, MD
NANETS' Communications Committee Co-Chairs

The 2020 Multidisciplinary NET Medical Symposium was held virtually on October 2-3, 2020. Over 500 NET medical professionals attended and were overwhelmingly satisfied with the virtual experience.

• "This virtual outlook of the symposium is amazing!!"
• "Best virtual meeting to date." 
• "The virtual poster booth is fantastic. Best I have seen so far."

Two preconference seminars were held for Allied Health Professionals and Early Career Professionals in September. Each garnered more than 50 attendees.

All sessions are CME, MOC and AKH certified for continuing education credits.

Recorded sessions will be available in the member section of the NANETS website. 

About the Symposium

NANETS' Multidisciplinary NET Medical Symposium provides a forum for members of the professional neuroendocrine community to come together to discuss new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, optimal multidisciplinary care, and the future of neuroendocrine tumor research. NANETS' NET medical educational programming is designed exclusively for medical professionals, by leading medical professionals in the field.