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Coping with 'cured' pituitary tumors

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Findings from a recent study indicate that patients who have received treatment for a pituitary tumor use less effective coping strategies and have a poorer quality of life than healthy control individuals. Targeted intervention could encourage these patients to use different coping strategies and thus improve their quality of life.

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  1. Department of Endocrinology/Medicine, CIBERER Unit 747, Hospital Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Pare Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain

    Susan M. Webb

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Webb, S. Coping with 'cured' pituitary tumors. Nat Rev Endocrinol 7, 251–252 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2011.39

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