Raising awareness of neuroendocrine cancers around the world

Why is detection of NET cancers difficult?

NET cancers are difficult to detect for a number of reasons:

• Size – they are often small; some NET cancers can be less than a centimeter in size
• Location – NET cancers can occur almost anywhere in the body
• Symptoms – these can vary enormously, and some patients have no symptoms at all
• Testing – there are many different types of NET cancer, and a series of specialized tests is necessary. A biopsy is a definitive tool for a NET cancer diagnosis.