Zoe shares her experience of living with Cushing’s disease, a rare condition that develops when your body produces too much of the hormone cortisol. The commonest cause of spontaneous Cushing’s disease is a small benign tumour in the pituitary gland. Symptoms usually develop gradually and so the diagnosis may not be clear for some time.
Watch and share Zoe's story to raise awareness of this rare condition.
1 in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives. Head to rarediseaseday.uk to find out more.
Genetic Alliance UK has received funding from pharmaceutical companies. None were involved in developing the content of this educational material.
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22 фев 2018
