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Websites
Aims to provide comprehensive, multi-disciplinary care to patients with all types of hypothalamic and pituitary diseases.
http://www.pituitarycenter.com/
Pituitary tumor support group site. Patients communicate via a message board and guestbook.
http://members.aol.com/tomajestic
Non-profit organization for patients with pituitary tumors and disorders, their families, and health care providers who treat them.
http://www.pituitary.org/
Contains an overview, symptoms, treatment, coping, genetics, and clinical trials. By Medline Plus.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pituitarydisorders.html
Resources for patients. From Massachusetts General Hospital's Neuroendocrine Clinical Center.
http://pituitary.mgh.harvard.edu/LnksPit.htm
Their goal is to improve health care through communication, public awareness, and patient education. Lists treatments and conditions, newsletters, and patient stories.
http://pituitarydisorder.net/
Provides information and support to those suffering from pituitary disorders, their relatives, friends and carers. Includes newsletters, resources, GP fact file, general information for patients and a glossary.
http://www.pituitary.org.uk/disorders/index.htm
On-line message board with links to information about all aspects of pituitary problems.
http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat
Provides an overview on secretory and non-secretory tumors, treatment options, lifestyle issues, and prevention; as well as other pituitary-related resources.
http://www.hormone.org/learn/pituitary.html
Article by the American Cancer Society that explains the cause of tumors, how they develop, risk factors, and prevention.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cr...itary_tumors_61.asp?sitearea=cri
Comprehensive treatment center specializing in pituitary tumors and diseases including cushing's, acromegaly, and prolactinomas.
http://www.ohsupituitary.com/
Information sheet compiled by the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke which discusses definitions, prognosis, treatment and research issues.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorde...tary_tumors/pituitary_tumors.htm
UCLA's program page provides information regarding the clinic, its procedures, research, patient services, links, and a support group.
http://www.pituitary.ucla.edu/index.html