Cancer/Carcinoid Tumors

Cancer : Carcinoid Tumors
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/sec13/151.htm: Carcinoid is a cancer, usually occurring in the gastrointestinal tract, that can produce excessive amounts of several neuropeptides and amines, which have hormonelike effects. If the carcinoid spreads to the liver, it may cause episodes of flushing, bluish skin, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, heart damage, and other symptoms, which constitute the carcinoid syndrome.

National Carcinoid Support Group is a peer-to-peer support group for anyone with the rare carcinoid cancer.

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit organization chartered by the State of New York in 1968 for the purpose of encouraging and supporting research and education on carcinoid tumors and related neuro-endocrine neoplasms.

Susan Anderson's Carcinoid Cancer Web Site