Question: Dr. Geer, you reported on a multicenter study that included 230 Cushing’s disease (pituitary tumor) patients. What did you learn from this study? Answer: In the United States, there are few multi-center studies on treatment outcomes in patients with Cushing’s disease. We reviewed patient medical records from 8 diverse US pituitary/endocrine centers, including major… Continue Reading
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Memory after Cushing’s – Endo 2016
Question: Dr. Ragnarsson, you reported results of a study on brain function involving memory following long term cure of Cushing’s. How are your findings helpful to patients? Answer: Yes, we used what is called a functional MRI to study brain activity during memory functions in 19 women who were successfully treated for Cushing’s and compared… Continue Reading
Illness Perception and Quality of Life After Cushing’s – Endo 2016
Question: Dr. Felt, you reported on some work that explored illness perceptions and quality of life in Cushing’s patients. What did you find and how is this important to patients? Answer: We set out to better understand the quality of life concerns of patients with Cushing’s syndrome (and other endocrine diseases). We were interested… Continue Reading
Support Groups and Recovery from Cushing’s – Endo 2016
Question: Dr. Andela, you investigated whether group support sessions could be helpful during the recovery process. What were your findings? Answer: Yes, while patients report continuing psychosocial and mood difficulties, there has been no information available as to whether support via a group effort could help improve quality of life following successful treatment. Thus, we… Continue Reading
Impact of Cushing’s on Family and Partners – Endo 2016
Question: Dr. Andela, from your work, what impact does Cushing’s have on the patient’s partner and family? Answer: From past published work, it is known that quality of life is negatively impacted during active Cushing’s and sometimes does not completely recover. From other published work on chronic disorders, it is also known that not only… Continue Reading
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