Carcinoid Cancer- if you don't suspect it, you can't detect it!

WHY IS THE ZEBRA OUR MASCOT?

In medical school, doctors are taught "when hearing hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." Carcinoid has been thought of as 'rare' and therefore may be considered a zebra.

With greater awareness and quicker diagnosis, it is being shown that carcinoid is not as rare as was thought a few years ago!

Information and encouragement for carcinoid patients, their friends and family