History

The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation is located in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation was founded on December 6, 2004 and received Why was the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation founded?

The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation was founded to discover cures  for neuroendocrine cancers. 

Nancy Lindholm, Founder and Director, was diagnosed with metastatic carcinoid cancer in June 2000 at age 29.  The cancer occupies most of her liver and bones.  Nancy also has Carcinoid Syndrome, a group of symptoms that includes attacks of severe flushing.  As a carcinoid patient, Nancy knows the lonely feeling of fighting a cancer without any available cure.  Today's treatments are not proven to regress or eliminate neuroendocrine tumors.  The reason is that they do not target the genetic causes of neuroendocrine tumors.

Nancy Lindholm founded the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation (CFCF).  Nancy was diagnosed with incurable, metastatic carcinoid cancer in June 2000.