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Barbara Dunham

Barbara Dunham

Retired STEM educator and neuroendocrine cancer patient advocate based in Birmingham, Alabama

Jun 19, 2026

NETWise

NETWise

EP 55: Do Zebras Change Their Stripes?

Jun 19 · 36m

Jessica Thomas
Jessica ThomasHOST
22:08
Barbara Dunham's experience also reflects how complicated and evolving neuroendocrine cancers can be.
Barbara Dunham
Barbara DunhamGUEST
22:16
I was first diagnosed in February of 2023 with high-grade neuroendocrine cancer of the liver.
Barbara Dunham
Barbara DunhamGUEST
22:30
And I had a 5.4 centimeter tumor and a 7.8 centimeter tumor on my liver.
Barbara Dunham
Barbara DunhamGUEST
22:40
And I was treated with copper plantain and etoposide.
Barbara Dunham
Barbara DunhamGUEST
22:43
However, it was not shrinking the tumors.
Barbara Dunham
Barbara DunhamGUEST
22:48
It was keeping it from growing, but it was not shrinking them.
Barbara Dunham
Barbara DunhamGUEST
22:51
And so my concern was, well, if I have to stop taking this chemo, then they'll just start growing again.

8 MINS LATER

Jessica Thomas
Jessica ThomasHOST
30:59
But it also takes strength, persistence, and the willingness to keep asking questions.

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