Cutting sugar and simple carbohydrates out of your diet helps reduce intake of empty calories and may contribute to weight loss. Losing weight takes time and commitment, however. A healthy, and practical, weight loss goal is between 1 and 2 pounds per week. Step 1.
Appendix. An appendectomy is usually the only treatment needed for a carcinoid tumor smaller than 1.5 cm. For a tumor larger than 2 cm, the removal of about one-third of the colon next to the appendix, along with nearby blood vessels and lymph nodes, is often needed.
According to the American Cancer Society: 1  There are around 11,000 to 12,000 neuroendocrine tumors and neuroendocrine cancers diagnosed each year in the United States.  The number of carcinoid tumors diagnosed has been increasing for many years.