Cushing's Syndrome
Common Name(s)
Cushing's Syndrome, Cushing Syndrome
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Cushing's Syndrome" for support, advocacy or research.
The Cushing's Support and Research Foundation was established in 1995 to provide information and support to Cushing's patients and their families.
The Fibrous Dysplasia Foundation provides information, advocacy and support for patients, medical professionals and the general public and promote research for diagnosis, treatment and a cure for Fibrous Dysplasia (FD) and McCune-Albright's Syndrome (MAS), Cherubism and related diseases. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for affected individuals and their families.
The National Adrenal Diseases Foundation informs, educates, and supports those with adrenal disease and their families to improve their quality of life.
To support, pursue, encourage, promote, and, where possible, fund research on pituitary disorders in a sustained and full-time effort to find a cure for these illnesses. The PNA will disseminate information helpful to the medical community, the public, and to pituitary patients and their families on matters regarding early detection, symptoms, treatments and resources available to patients with pituitary disease.
The MAGIC Foundation Mission The MAGIC Foundation is a national non-profit organization created to provide support services for the families of children afflicted with a wide variety of chronic and/or critical disorders, syndromes and diseases that affect a child’s growth. Since its inception the Foundation has grown to include support services for adults who were also impacted by these disorders.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Cushing's Syndrome" for support, advocacy or research.
The Cushing's Support and Research Foundation was established in 1995 to provide information and support to Cushing's patients and their families.
http://csrf.net/ The Fibrous Dysplasia Foundation provides information, advocacy and support for patients, medical professionals and the general public and promote research for diagnosis, treatment and a cure for Fibrous Dysplasia (FD) and McCune-Albright's Syndrome (MAS), Cherubism and related diseases. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for affected individuals and their families.
http://www.fibrousdysplasia.org/ The National Adrenal Diseases Foundation informs, educates, and supports those with adrenal disease and their families to improve their quality of life.
http://www.nadf.us To support, pursue, encourage, promote, and, where possible, fund research on pituitary disorders in a sustained and full-time effort to find a cure for these illnesses. The PNA will disseminate information helpful to the medical community, the public, and to pituitary patients and their families on matters regarding early detection, symptoms, treatments and resources available to patients with pituitary disease.
http://www.pituitary.org The MAGIC Foundation Mission The MAGIC Foundation is a national non-profit organization created to provide support services for the families of children afflicted with a wide variety of chronic and/or critical disorders, syndromes and diseases that affect a child’s growth. Since its inception the Foundation has grown to include support services for adults who were also impacted by these disorders.
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Finding the right clinical trial for Cushing's Syndrome can be challenging. However, with TrialsFinder (which uses the Reg4ALL database and privacy controls by Private Access), you can permit researchers to let you know opportunities to consider - all without revealing your identity.
Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
Research articles describe the outcome of a single study. They are the published results of original research.
The terms "Cushing's Syndrome" returned 608 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Aug;96(34):e7870.
Typical pulmonary carcinoid is a kind of low-grade malignancy neuroendocrine tumor. Cushing's syndrome is a very rare clinical feature of typical pulmonary carcinoid caused by hypercorticism. Complete tumor resection is the standard curative treatment for primary typical pulmonary ...
Journal: N. Engl. J. Med.. 2017 07;377(2):e3.
Journal: Hormones (Athens). 2016 10;15(4):540-547.
A 51-year old woman was admitted with multiple cerebral, pulmonary and intra-abdominal abscesses. The combination of apparent immunosuppression, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypokalaemia, osteoporotic fractures and bilateral shoulder avascular necrosis led to a clinical ...
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
Review articles summarize what is currently known about a disease. They discuss research previously published by others.
The terms "Cushing's Syndrome" returned 92 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Eur. J. Endocrinol.. 2017 May;176(5):R205-R216.
Endogenous hypercortisolism (Cushing's syndrome) usually implies the presence of a pathologic condition caused by either an ACTH-secreting neoplasm or autonomous cortisol secretion from a benign or malignant adrenal neoplasm. However, sustained or intermittent hypercortisolism may ...
Journal: J Med Life. ;9(4):334-341.
Aim. To present specific aspects of adrenalectomy for Cushing's syndrome (CS) by introducing well established aspects ("do's") and less known aspects ("don'ts"). Material and Method. This is a narrative review. Results. The "do's" for laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) are the following: ...
Journal: Pituitary. 2016 Dec;19(6):643-653.
Endogenous Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a rare disease that results from exposure to high levels of cortisol; Cushing's disease (CD) is the most frequent form of CS. Patients with CS suffer from a variety of comorbidities that increase the risk of mortality. Surgical resection of the ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Clinical Trial Information This information is provided by ClinicalTrials.gov
Condition Summary: Cushing Syndrome
Condition Summary: Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome
Condition Summary: Cushing's Syndrome
Finding the right clinical trial for Cushing's Syndrome can be challenging. However, with TrialsFinder (which uses the Reg4ALL database and privacy controls by Private Access), you can permit researchers to let you know opportunities to consider - all without revealing your identity.