Based on market research, it is estimated that roughly half of patients with NETs visit a gastroenterologist early on in their disease.1
Consider: NETs may remain clinically silent for years. Once they do present, their symptoms can be as nonspecific as flushing, diarrhea, hypoglycemia, and abdominal cramping.2 If these are the only breadcrumbs neuroendocrine tumors leave on their limited trail, is it any wonder they are such a challenge to diagnose?
Finding and evaluating NETs
Learn more about the challenges in identifying such an elusive cancer, as well as appropriate screening choices that may help identify a NET—in some cases, even in the absence of a secretory syndrome.2 There is also a recap of key points to share with your patients regarding the diagnostic process for NETs.
