First Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day on November 10, 2010

1st Global Call-to-Action at www.netcancerday.org

The World NET Community announces the first Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day on November 10, 2010 to raise awareness about cancers called neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and the need for timely detection and diagnosis. More than 90% of all NET patients are incorrectly diagnosed and initially treated for the wrong disease. Misdiagnoses or delayed diagnoses mean that NET patients are treated on average five to seven years for the wrong disease; often the correct diagnosis is not made until the disease has spread (metastasized).

The World NET Community, formed in Berlin in March 2010, is an international community of patient advocacy groups and NET organizations from around the world working together to raise awareness about NET cancers on a global level.

Global Campaign and Call-to-Action: Sign, Share, Follow & Fan

To reach and mobilize a global audience, the campaign organizers have created an interactive website (www.netcancerday.org) that features a Proclamation that visitors are encouraged to digitally sign to show their support for the cause and the people they love. The site also includes information about neuroendocrine tumors, campaign news and photos and a calendar highlighting scores of events planned across the globe on or around November 10, 2010. Through a dynamic social media campaign, including Tweets, blogs and a Facebook page dedicated to Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day, people from around the world are encouraged to log onto the website and join the call to action

-- Sign the Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day Proclamation -- Share the Proclamation with friends by e-mail -- Follow the Campaign on Twitter -- Fan the Campaign on Facebook

Truly a global effort, the Proclamation has been translated into seven different languages (Bulgarian, Dutch, French, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, and Swedish) to broaden the reach of the campaign messages.

The website also offers other organizations a way to join the World NET Community, download campaign resources and post their own Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day events for more visibility.

Source: THE CARCINOID CANCER FOUNDATION