- Pituitary tumors/disease present a vast array of symptoms, and it’s often the symptoms that get treated, not the disease. As a result, pituitary patients can spend years being misdiagnosed as their tumors grow. People with undetected pituitary tumors can die of heart attacks, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency or water balance problems, all of which can mask the main cause: a pituitary tumor.
- Dollars spent. As a result, we have failed to answer the most important question: Why are pituitary tumors so common?
- There is a lack of education within the medical community and among the general public.
- The insurance industry hasn’t caught on to the untold billions of dollars that could be saved through early diagnosis and treatment. Once it becomes clear that it’s in everyone’s best interest, the word will spread.
