Health-related quality of life in patients with neuroendocrine tumors: an investigation of treatment type, disease status, and symptom burden

摘要

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are malignant solid tumors arising in hormone-secreting tissue. They have historically been very difficult to treat, and advanced NETs are considered incurable. Surgery is the only potentially curative treatment option, though research is ongoing, investigating the efficacy of targeted therapies combined with more traditional chemotherapies. Frequent bowel movements and episodes of flushing are the most common symptoms.