Start spreading the news…

I have a wonderful nugget of good news: we have cleared the last of the hurdles at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. I will write, film, and produce a half hour show each month called The Carcinoid/NET Cancer News. DFCI’s Communications Department will help with B-Roll and other technical assistance, including the use of their studio when we need it.

“You can’t detect it if you don’t suspect it.”

There are still some scheduling issues to work out, but we should have the first show ready for viewing in March on the Walking with Jane Channel on YouTube.

What NET Cancer News will look like

The show will open with five minutes of NET cancer news summary, followed by a 10 minute,

in-depth look at one of those pieces of research, another 10 minute section on some group or individual dealing with NET cancer, and a five-minute section of upcoming events.

…expert explanations of what the research means for patients.

Matt Kulke and Jen Chan will be our go-to people for expert explanations of what the research means for patients. Eventually, I hope we can come up with the travel money to go talk to people outside the Northeast about the work they are doing. That will mean finding an underwriter or two since my own funds are somewhat limited–OK, very limited.

The goal is simple

If you have a carcinoid or NET cancer story to tell, we want to help tell it. I keep a close eye on research and events, but I can’t catch everything. To make this work we will need the help of each of you involved in this struggle.

…a wonderful nugget of good news…

My hope is the show will provide information for patients, lay caregivers, and general practitioners, while helping to link the research communities even more closely together. More importantly, I hope this will hasten the day that we will no longer face the problem of “You can’t detect it if you don’t suspect it.”
–Harry Proudfoot