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Don’t Miss the 2017 Charlotte NET Patient Conference!

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NCAN has officially opened up registration for the 2017 Charlotte NET Patient Conference for Saturday, March 25th, 2017!

Agenda:

8 AM – 9 AM     Registration and Breakfast

9 AM – 9:10 AM     Welcome- Tricia Wahmann, NCAN

9:10 – 9:45 AM     Surgery and Related Therapies for NET Liver Metastasis- David Iannitti, MD

9:45 – 10:15 AM     NET Clinical Trials- Reza Nazemzadeh, MD

10:15 – 10:30 AM     Break

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM     Treating NETS: A Gastroenterologist’s Perspective-Matthew Eves, MD

11:00 – 11:30 AM     New Medical Treatment Options for Carcinoid / NET Cancer Patients- Brian Morse, MD

11:30 – 12:30 PM     Question and Answer

12:30 – 1:30 PM     Lunch

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM     The Significance of Patient Advocacy- Maryann Wahmann, Ronda Ayala, Judy Golz

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM     Break

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM     Networking for Patients

Meet the Speakers:

David Iannitti, MD- Surgery

Dr. Iannitti is the Chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic (HBP) Surgery. In addition to clinical research in the area of surgical approaches to treat diseases of the digestive tract, he is engaged in basic research that focuses on the development and characterization of microwave ablation technology for the ablation of tumor masses. Dr. Iannitti also collaborates closely with Dr. McKillop in ongoing projects that address the fundamental pathophysiology of Hepatocellular carcinoma development and progression. Dr. Iannitti also oversees the HBP Fellows program at CMC including the research and clinical components. 

Reza Nazemzadeh MD- Medical Oncology

Dr. Nazemzadeh graduated from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2000. He works in Charlotte, NC and specializes in Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Nazemzadeh is affiliated with Carolinas Medical Center.

Matthew Eves, MD- Gastroenterology

Dr. Matthew Eves is a gastroenterologist in Mobile, Alabama and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Huntsville Hospital and Mizell Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of South Alabama College of Medicine

Brian Morse, MD- Radiology

Dr. Morse is an Assistant Member in the diagnostic Imaging section of Moffitt Cancer Center and holds a co-appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oncologic Sciences at the University of South Florida.  He received a BA in Microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.  He completed his radiology residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas where he served as radiology chief-resident during his final year.  After residency, Dr. Morse completed fellowship training in cross-sectional imaging with an emphasis in body MRI at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Dr. Morse is a reviewer for several journals and has published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals.  His clinical expertise includes the use of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiographs and fluoroscopy to diagnose cancer and assess treatment response, particularly of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary organs.  His research interests focus on imaging of neuroendocrine tumors.

Important information about this conference:

Where: Charlotte Marriott SouthPark – 2200 Rexford Road, Charlotte, NC 20211

Cost: $20 includes: breakfast, lunch, and breaks.

Special Rate for the hotel is available when booked BEFORE March 3rd. $129/night. You can book your room here!

Self-Parking is FREE.

To sign up for your spot at the 2017 Charlotte NET Patient Conference on Saturday, March 25th, 2017, please click here!

Raising NET Cancer Awareness, One Step at a Time

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With NET Cancer Awareness Month coming up, we have several awareness events throughout the country. Here’s just a reminder of a few of these walks we have going on:

Saturday, October 22nd, 2016: NCAN’s 8th Annual ‘Strides for Stripes’ Walk on Long Island, NY.

Location: Parking Field 5 at Eisenhower Park – 1899 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554

Time: 10:30AM

Registration: Pre-registration is $35, Day of Registration is $50

Included in registration fee is:

  • T-shirt (first come, first serve basis)
  • Other assorted prizes based on amount raised
  • Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Water, and assorted snack bars
  • Light lunch and snacks

This event is always a lot of fun, so be sure to come on out!

To register for the walk on Long Island, please click here!

Saturday, November 5th, 2016: NCAN’s 1st Annual ‘Strides for Stripes’ Walk in Charlotte, NC. (Also, Charlotte Area Support Group Meeting to follow.)

Location: Independence Park – 300 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204

Time: 10:30AM – T-Shirt Pick-Up/Registration

Registration: $25

Registration includes:

  • T-Shirt – First come, first serve if NOT pre-registered
  • Water, Coffee, Snack
  • Light Lunch
  • Support Group Meeting

To register for the Charlotte, NC walk, please click here!

Saturday, November 12th, 2016: The Neuroendocrine Cancer Connection‘s First Annual Strolling for Stripes in Jacksonville, NC.

Location: Jacksonville Commons Rec. Center, Shelter 1

Time: 10AM-12PM

For more information, please contact Karen Connell at (910) 545-7513.

If there is not a NET Cancer Awareness Walk in your area:

NCAN’s Virtual ‘Strides for Stripes’ Walk – Giving you the freedom to walk wherever and whenever is convienient for you!

With a Virtual Walk You Decide Where and When– Since a virtual walk is one you can do anywhere…anytime, it is good for those whose schedule is very busy, who aren’t close to the Long Island or another scheduled event or can’t physically participate. Below is a guide that’s full of ideas to help you plan your own Virtual Walk (or another fundraising event) and help support the fight against Neuroendocrine Cancer.

We ask that you set aside some time to put on your t-shirt with family and friends to walk wherever works for you.

Registration is $35 per walker, within the US only. NCAN will ship your shirt out to you.

Virtual Walk Guide: Fun Ideas for Your Virtual Walk

VIRTUAL WALKERS- If you want to walk on your own, that’s fine! If you’re a person who likes to get people together, why not create your own community fundraising event by planning a walk or other event in your community. You can plan a walk or another type of event like a wine tasting or a bowl-a-thon. By registering as a team on the virtual walk website, your team page would be about your event specifically. Those individuals that choose to join your “team” can fundraise on the website. You can watch the progress of your event and send emails to your contact list encouraging their participation and support.

You may choose to walk around your community, in a local park, indoors at a mall or even on a treadmill at a gym! Your Virtual Walk is a reflection of you, and is as personal as your reasons for joining the fight against this deadly disease.

Not sure where to start? Here are a few ideas.

  • Walk in a mall
  • Take a walking tour of your town
  • Make your grocery shopping or another shopping trip YOUR walk to fight neuroendocrine cancer
  • Belong to a gym? Walk a treadmill, and enlist other members to walk with you
  • Even if you can’t walk, get people involved with a board game, bus trip, beanbag toss- you can be as creative as you want!

To join in on the ‘Strides for Stripes’ Virtual Walk, click here!

If you are interested in help starting up a NET Cancer Awareness Walk in YOUR area, please send me an email at tricia@netcancerawareness.org or send me a text with your Name, Phone Number, Location, letting me know that you’d like some assistance at (516) 366-4497 and I would be more than happy to help you out!