EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará una lista de pruebas, procedimientos y exploraciones frecuentes que los médicos usan para averiguar la causa de un problema médico. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.

EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará más información sobre los cambios en el cuerpo y otras cosas que pueden indicar un problema que puede requerir atención médica. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.

EN ESTA PÁGINA: Encontrará información sobre la cantidad estimada de personas a las que se les diagnosticará tumores neuroendocrinos (TNE) cada año. También leerá información general sobre la supervivencia a la enfermedad. Recuerde que las tasas de supervivencia dependen de varios factores y que no hay dos personas iguales con cáncer. Utilice el menú para ver otras páginas. 

EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará información básica sobre esta enfermedad y las partes del cuerpo que puede afectar. Esta es la primera página de la Guía de tumores neuroendocrinos de Cancer.Net. Use el menú para ver otras páginas. Piense en ese menú como un mapa para recorrer la guía entera.

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe how fast the tumor cells are growing and dividing, called the grade or degree of differentiation. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some helpful links to other areas of Cancer.Net that provide information about medical care and treatment. This is the final page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Lung. Use the menu to go back and review other pages.

Cancer.Net includes many other sections about the medical and emotional aspects of being diagnosed with a tumor for the person diagnosed and their family members and friends. This website is meant to be a resource for you and your loved ones from the time of diagnosis, through treatment, and beyond.

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about how to cope with challenges in everyday life after being diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the lung. Use the menu to see other pages.

What is survivorship?

The word “survivorship” is complicated because it means different things to different people. Common definitions include:

• Having no signs of a tumor after finishing treatment.

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about the scientific research being done to learn more about neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the lung and how to treat them. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors are working to learn more about lung NETs, ways to prevent them, how to best treat them, and how to provide the best care to people diagnosed with this type of tumor. The following areas of research may include new options for patients through clinical trials. Always talk with your doctor about the diagnostic and treatment options that are best for you.

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are studied to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.