COVID 19: IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR NET PATIENTS
Healing NET Foundation provides input from U. S. NET experts on various topics of concern to NET patients during the COVID 19 crisis. This resource is provided as a helpful reference, but should never replace seeking guidance from a personal physician invested in the patient's medical history and care.
**DISCLAIMER: ALL information is fluid and will change as more data is gathered from experiences happening in the medical field world-wide.
Surgery during COVID 19
From Eric Liu, MD, FACS, Surgeon, Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers Midtown, Denver, CO
The medical field is in terrible flux right now and nothing is definitive. All we can give are general guidelines for how to decide on surgery. READ MORE...
Lutathera (PRRT) during COVID 19
From Erik Mittra, MD, PhD, Nuclear Medicine, Oregon Health & Sciences University
Questions are answered about whether Lutathera (PRRT) treatment creates an increased risk of COVID 19 and what to be aware of if you are currently taking or considering the treatment. READ MORE...
LungNETs and COVID 19
From Robert Ramirez, DO, FACP, Oncologist, Ochsner Medical Center
Questions are answered about whether there is an increased risk of COVID 19 infection among LungNETs and if positive could symptoms be more severe? READ MORE...
Systemic (SSA, Chemo, etc.) Treatment and COVID 19
From Daniel Halperin, MD, Oncologist, University of Texas MD Anderson Center
The risks and benefits of medical interaction have fundamentally changed for our patients right now. With each interaction there is an increased risk to our patients of COVID 19 infection, and there is also an increased risk of spreading the virus to other people, who in this case are also likely to be vulnerable and/or older cancer patients. READ MORE...
COVID 19 & NETS Q&A
From NorCalCarciNET
Q & A courtesy of Dr. Pamela Kunz, MD (Oncology) and Dr. Janice (Wes) Brown, MD (Infectious Disease) of Stanford University. norcalcarcinet.org
2020 Communication with HCP's
From Eric Liu, MD, FACS, Surgeon, Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers Midtown, Denver, CO
TELEMEDICINE is a new tool for patients and physicians to communicate outside of traditional office visits. Eric Liu, MD explains how the technology is currently working in his practice during COVID 19 concerns. READ MORE...
