Luncheon with the Experts: Alexandra Gangi, MD

Alexandra Gangi, MD. surgical oncologist, www.cedars-sinai.org/provider..., was the featured guest for Facebook Live Luncheon with the Experts on August 11, 2022. Dr. Gangi is Director of the Gastrointestinal Tumor Program and Cancer Regional Therapies Meeting, Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Gangi’s subspecialty within surgical oncology is gastrointestinal oncology and her clinical areas include neuroendocrine tumors, liver tumors, pancreatic cancers, and liver resection. Her current research is focused on understanding the tumor microenvironment and how it may cause disease progression in different sites (liver, lymph nodes, etc.). Additionally, her team is currently evaluating primary care of metastatic tumors to see differences in epigenetic signature in these tumors.
Click here to read more about the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Program at Cedars Sinai: www.cedars-sinai.org/programs....
CCF’s Luncheon with the Experts series features physicians and healthcare professionals, support group leaders, patients, and colleagues who are key opinion leaders in the neuroendocrine cancer community worldwide.
This weekly series is presented via Facebook Live on Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 pm, Eastern Time. Join us for unique discussions on a wide variety of topics for everyone in the NET community!
With special thanks to Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, sponsor of the Luncheon with the Experts series. “At Ipsen, patients are the heart of our science.”
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[@michelleisraeli6578]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@cathygonzalez4657]

I’m Cathy from NY I was referred to palliative care ants the Dr no charge told me I have non type of cancer neuroendocrine carcinoma is not cancer! Imagine!

[@CarcinoidNETs]

Hi Cathy, it is definitely distressing to hear that a physician would say neuroendocrine carcinoma is not cancer. This is why we work so hard to raise awareness about all types of neuroendocrine cancer. Palliative care is an excellent resource for everyone diagnosed with cancer and chronic illnesses. And many people are not aware that palliative care is different from hospice care and it is available as soon as people are diagnosed. We hope you find palliative care helpful. Please be in touch via our website, www.carcinoid.org/contact/, if you have any questions or we can provide any information. We're here to help and you are not alone!