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There are many resource / websites for those who are newly diagnosed and their families and friends. Here is a short list of resources we find helpful.
Books:
You Have Cancer - Moving From Fear to Hope: First Steps for the Overwhelmed - L. Zien
Practile advice on how to approach your diagnosis and what to do next.
AntiCaner - A New Way of Life - D. Servan-Schreiber
The revolutionary, New York Times bestselling guide to the powerful lifestyle changes that fight and prevent cancer—an integrative approach based on the latest scientific research
AntiCancer Living - Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six - L. Cohen
Follow-up to Dr. Schiber's book
Booklist for Children and Families - Currated by Yale Cancer Center
When a Parent Has Cancer - W. Harpham
Support Community:
Most hospitals have Cancer Resource Centers that provide support. You may wish to also look at the programs host by the Cancer Support Community located in Walnut Creek.
Video:
Living with Cancer - Steve Pantilat
Outstanding video on living a meaningful life with cancer and the inculsion of palative care at the time of daignosis
Selected Articles by Josh Mailman:
Living with a Rare Cancer - My Dr. Sucess World
A Patients’ Perspective on Integrative Oncology: Getting Past the “War,” Living With and Beyond Cancer
ADDRESS
Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF
1675 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94143-3008
PARKING & MAP
Pakring is Free for the conference - UCSF will provide parking vouchers at the registration table.
Photo of the garage entrance.
DRIVING Directions
From the North Bay/Golden Gate Bridge
After crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, drive east on 101 (Doyle Drive) towards downtown.
Exit at Marina Boulevard and follow Marina Boulevard past Fort Mason.
Turn left onto Bay Street.
Turn right onto the Embarcadero.
After passing under the Bay Bridge, the Embarcadero will become King Street.
Turn left onto 3rd Street just past AT&T Baseball Park.
Cross 3rd street (Lefty O'Doul Bridge) and continue south on 3rd Street.
Turn right on 16th Street.
Turn right onto Owens Street.
Turn right into the parking garage.
From the South Bay/San Francisco Airport: 101 North
Exit onto Vermont Street.
Turn right onto 16th Street and continue for 0.6 miles.
Cross the railroad tracks that are under the I-280 overpass.
Turn left onto Owens Street.
Turn right into the parking garage.
From the South Bay/San Francisco Airport: 280 North
Exit at Mariposa Street and turn left.
Turn right on Mississippi Street and go two blocks.
Turn right on 16th Street.
Turn left onto Owens Street.
Turn right into the parking garage.
From the East Bay/Bay Bridge
After crossing the Bay Bridge, exit at Fifth Street and turn left onto Harrison.
Go one block, then turn left on 6th Street.
Turn right on Brannan.
Turn left on 7th and go straight until 16th Street.
Turn left on 16th Street.
Turn left onto Owens Street.
Turn right into the parking garage.
PUBLIC TRANSIT - MUNI
T-Third Metro Line picks up at the 4th and King Street Caltrain Station and the Embarcadero BART station. Stop: UCSF Mission Bay Station on 3rd Street opposite the campus.
On April 7th, 2012, JoEllen DeNicola APP, the Nutrition Director Ceres Community Project spoke to us on Nutrition and Cancer. Please click here to download the presentation from her talk.
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETS) are rare cancers found in only about 2% of all individuals diagnosed with cancer each year. There are many varieties, with carcinoid being most common. Other NETS include islet cell, VIPoma, gastroma and insuloma.
Carcinoid and other NETS often release certain hormone-like substances into the bloodstream. Most cancers cause symptoms only in the organs they start in or spread to but carcinoid can cause symptoms throughout the body. Symptoms include diarrhea, flushing, wheezing, fast heartbeat and weight loss, in addition to the pain often experienced in the original location of the tumor.
NETS may appear almost anywhere but they are most often found in the abdominal region, pancreas and lungs. Because symptoms resemble those of other diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome and Crohn's disease, they are often misdiagnosed for years. Blood tests such as serum chromogranin A or urinary 5HIAA can accurately diagnose these tumors.
Carcinoid and other NETS are typically slow-growing. There is often a false belief in the medical community that some of these NETS are benign. They are not! They can and will metastasize and they can be deadly. But advances in treatment have improved the length of survival in carcinoids and other NETS.
NorCal CarciNET Community meets the first Saturday of every even number month and the first Wednesday of every odd month.
During the time of COVID19 we are meeting virtually.
Our meetings are informative and professionally facilitated for those living with NETs and our support team. Previous presentations when made available to us are available by clicking here.
To see a complete list of events of interest to the NETs community click here. Would you like the NorCal CarciNet Calendar of events on your calendar? Click here for our ICAL feed.
Our Saturday meetings our on the first Saturday on even months from 1-3pm
Our Wednesday meetings with UCSF are on the first Wednesday of odd months from Noon - 2pm
ALL TIMES PACIFIC
To RSVP to our events - Please click here.
To see a complete list of our events click here.