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Liver Transplant to Treat NETs

Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) | Last Active: Oct 25, 2023 | Replies (20)
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@stevestenberg31

TY for sharing. I'm 55 and I think I could be a candidate. My Dr skirts the issue and my medical professional sibling tells me it's a last resort. Your information is helpful. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. 🙏

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ricki8 | @ricki8 | Oct 23, 2023

Hi
I recently asked the same question about just getting a liver transplant and my surgeon said that the first course of action (when the primary source is elsewhere) is to start with resection or other means rather than a transplant. He said that a transplant could likely set off a spread. I have so many tumors that about 40% of my liver is to be removed. Two things I learned - we are all different (which is why we feel like an experiment) and, at this time, NETs is with us until they find a cure. Good luck to everyone dealing with this challenging type of cancer.

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