Why was the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation founded?

The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation was founded to discover cures  for neuroendocrine cancers. 

Nancy Lindholm, Founder and Director, was diagnosed with metastatic carcinoid cancer in June 2000 at age 29.  The cancer occupies most of her liver and bones.  Nancy also has Carcinoid Syndrome, a group of symptoms that includes attacks of severe flushing.  As a carcinoid patient, Nancy knows the lonely feeling of fighting a cancer without any available cure.  Today's treatments are not proven to regress or eliminate neuroendocrine tumors.  The reason is that they do not target the genetic causes of neuroendocrine tumors.

Therefore, Nancy founded the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation to discover cures for neuroendocrine cancers.  To accomplish this mission, the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation supports research to unlock the genetic causes of neuroendocrine tumors and develop new, genetically-targeted therapies.  Nancy's goal is to bring hope to fellow neuroendocrine tumor patients, families, and friends and contribute to the broader fight against cancer.