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1. My husband has been told he has a neuroendocrine tumour of his pancreas. Can you tell us what this means?

last reviewed: 21.03.2005

2. My partner has been told she has a paraganglioma. Can you tell us more about it?

last reviewed: 17.01.2006

3. I have a neuroendocrine cancer that has spread to my liver. I have heard of a treatment called chemo-embolisation. What is this?

last reviewed: 12.01.2007

4. What is a phaeochromocytoma and how is it treated?

last reviewed: 01.01.2005

5. Can paragangliomas be inherited?

last reviewed: 04.05.2006

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