Tag: radiation

My quarterly scan is coming up, and with it comes stress and anxiety about the results. I think it will be fine. But how could I possibly know.

I have a hormone-producing neuroendocrine cancer that cannot be cured, but can be treated. Right now my treatment has two parts. One is about slowing tumor growth, in other words making an already slow development even slower. The other is about reducing the production of serotonin, which causes major problems with my digestive system, flushing, and heart palpitations. My treatment means injections every other week and daily pills.

On the surface of tumor cells there are small receivers called receptors. You can think of them as locks. The treatment works by using a key that fits into those locks.