neuroendocrine
adjective
neu·ro·en·do·crine
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈen-də-krən 
-ˌkrīn,
-ˌkrēn,
ˌnyu̇r-
1
: of, relating to, or being a hormonal substance that influences the activity of nerves
2
: of, relating to, or functioning in neurosecretion
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Keighley died Thursday at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York after a battle with neuroendocrine prostate cancer, his son Geoff Keighley told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
His death came two years after the actor revealed he had been diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
English actor Ben Aldridge subsequently joined the film as Kit Cowan, Ausiello’s husband who died of neuroendocrine cancer in February 2015, with Sally Field and Bill Irwin cast as Cowan’s parents.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Better yet, neuroendocrine tumors can be treated and cured.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
Those changes disrupt our neuroendocrine systems, particularly the hormones that regulate moods.
—Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2022
In the book, Ausiello chronicled the last year of his partner’s life and their 13-year relationship before Cowan died of a rare form of neuroendocrine cancer in February 2015.
—Ej Panaligan, Variety, 29 Sep. 2022
Novartis hit the pause button on Lutathera, which is used to treat neuroendocrine tumors and has been available since 2018.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 May 2022
The official medical term is a neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas.
—oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2022
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
His death came two years after the actor revealed he had been diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
English actor Ben Aldridge subsequently joined the film as Kit Cowan, Ausiello’s husband who died of neuroendocrine cancer in February 2015, with Sally Field and Bill Irwin cast as Cowan’s parents.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
Better yet, neuroendocrine tumors can be treated and cured.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
Those changes disrupt our neuroendocrine systems, particularly the hormones that regulate moods.
—Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2022
In the book, Ausiello chronicled the last year of his partner’s life and their 13-year relationship before Cowan died of a rare form of neuroendocrine cancer in February 2015.
—Ej Panaligan, Variety, 29 Sep. 2022
Novartis hit the pause button on Lutathera, which is used to treat neuroendocrine tumors and has been available since 2018.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 May 2022
The official medical term is a neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas.
—oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2022
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neuroendocrine
adjective
neu·ro·en·do·crine
-ˈen-də-krən, -ˌkrīn, -ˌkrēn
1
: of, relating to, or being a hormonal substance that influences the activity of nerves
2
: of, relating to, or functioning in neurosecretion
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