Supporting the

Neuroendocrine Cancer Community

Primary & Secondary Neuroendocrine Cancers

A primary cancer is where a cancer starts. Sometimes cancer cells can break away from the primary cancer and settle and grow in another part of the body. This new cancer growth is called secondary cancer. Secondary cancers are also called metastases.

Here we have listed the parts of the body which Neuroendocrine Cancer can affect.

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Adrenal

Appendix

Bone
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Breast

Cancer of the Unknown Primary

Duodenal

Female Reproductive System

Goblet Cell
(GCC)

Large Bowel

Lung

Pancreas

Pheochromocytoma & Paraganglioma

Prostate

Rectum

Skin – Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC)

Small Bowel

Stomach

Testicles

Thymus

Thyroid

What is Primary Neuroendocrine Cancer?

What is Secondary Neuroendocrine Cancer?

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Symptoms

Tests

Your cancer site

Newly diagnosed

Treatments

What is Neuroendocrine Cancer?

Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer

How we can support you

NC research and our campaign work

End of life care