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Ask the Doctor

The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF) offers members of the carcinoid / NET community the opportunity to pose questions directly to leading physicians.

The Ask the Doctor section is a great place to go to find answers to the questions that you can't find elsewhere.

To Ask the Doctor:

1. Check below to learn about the physician currently on call
2. Submit your questions to askthedoctor@caringforcarinoid.org by the listed deadline
3. Subscribe to CFCF’s E-Updates for answers to your questions

CFCF is deeply grateful to all the physicians who have helped educate and support the global carcinoid / NET community.

On Call

• R. Edward Coleman, M.D.
• Professor of Radiology and Director of the Division or Nuclear Medicine at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC)
• Biography
• Ask the Doctor Topics
•     Treating and Imaging NETs using Radiolabeled Molecules
•     MIBG Imaging and Therapy at DUMC
• Click here to read Dr. Coleman's recent blog about radiolabeled molecules and NETs

Off Call

• Daniel Chung, M.D.
• CFCF, Board of Scientific Advisors
• Clinical Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Genetics Department at Massachusetts General Hospital
• Biography
• Ask the Doctor Topics
•     Role of Hoxc6 in GI Carcinoid;
•     GI Cancer Genetics; or
•     the September 2007 NCI NET Conference.
• Click here to read Dr. Chung’s recent blog describing his discovery of a novel pathway that underlies the molecular pathogenesis of GI carcinoid tumor formation.
• Click here to read the publication summarizing the 2007 NCI NET Conference.
• Click here to read Dr.Chungs´s answers to questions submitted by you and your fellow patients.

Off Call

Suzanne Dixon, M.P.H, M.S., R.D.

• Registered Dietitian, Epidemiologist
• Vice President, Nutrition, P4 Healthcare and Caring4Cancer.com
• Website
• Ask the Doctor Topic: Nutrition
• Click here to listen to Suzanne Dixon’s Expert Interview on Nutrition for Carcinoid/NET patients
• Click here to read Suzanne Dixon’s answers to questions submitted by you and your fellow patients

Off Call

Matthew Kulke, M.D.

• Co-Chairman, CFCF Board of Scientific Advisors
• Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Biography
• Ask the Doctor Topic: Science and Clinical Treatment
• Click here to read Dr. Kulke’s recent blog highlighting progress in the field of neuroendocrine tumor research
• Click here to read Dr. Kulke’s answers to questions submitted by you and your fellow patients

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