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Are Neuroendocrine Cancers Rare?

By Leanne Talbot

Posted 4 years ago

28/02/2023 12am
Today is Rare Disease Day. Assumed rare, Neuroendocrine Cancer is now England’s 10th most prevalent Cancer, with a continually rising incidence – that has already seen a 371% increase since 1995.
 
Neuroendocrine Cancer UK’s Catherine Bouvier cuts through the confusion about whether or not Neuroendocrine Cancers are rare.
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Incidence and survival of neuroendocrine neoplasia in England 1995−2018: A retrospective, population-based study: https://www.neuroendocrinecancer.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Incidence-and-Prev-Paper.pdf

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