Pituitary Story: 20 Misdiagnoses

Written on 09 September 2019.

A 22-year-old man from the U.K. named Shane Gunby tells his story for thebraintumorcharity.org. He saw doctors more than 20 times starting at age 15 and was misdiagnosed each time. Finally scans showed he had a cancerous tumor on his pituitary gland. Read more: https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/media-centre/news/supporter-stories/doctors-told-me-squeaky-voice-was-delayed-puberty/

Photo: Shane Gunby before diagnosis

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