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  1. I decided to contact Ms. Millett (the author of the article) and the editors at the newspaper too. Here's their email addresses:mollymillett@pioneerpress.com, readers@pioneerpress.com Dear Ms. Millett, I was alarmed to read in your recent article discussing Dr. Brent Bost's new book, "The Hurried Woman Syndrome: A Seven-Step Program to Conquer Fatigue, Control Weight and Restore Passion to Your Relationship" that you included Cushing's Syndrome among those that can be caused by a high paced lifestyle: "In fact, those little stresses of everyday life will ultimately have a big toll: Stress can damage hearts, cause blood-pressure problems, Cushing's syndrome and more. " As a person who suffers from the rare Cushing's Disease, I can assure you no hurrying around or slowing down will impact the disease. Cushing's Disease is caused by an ACTH-producing tumor on your pituitary gland. The related disease, Cushing's Syndrome, is caused by an ACTH-producing tumor on your adrenal gland or on an ectopic location. ACTH-producing tumors cause the body to produce excessive amounts of cortisol. Like any tumor, Cushing's tumors don't grow in response to the pace of our daily life. It is a grave disservice to all of those who suffer from Cushing's tumors, and a serious medical error, to suggest that hurrying about or stress are responsible for these tumors. The only cure for Cushing's is either brain surgery to remove a pituitary tumor (a process which I have undergone, and I would far have preferred a week in a spa instead if that were indeed an effective treatment), or general surgery to remove an adrenal or ectopic tumor. It is ludicrous and medically dangerous to suggest otherwise. I'm sure you were just relying on Dr. Bost's expertise in printing that information, but unfortunately the good doctor clearly doesn't specialize in endocrine issues. I suggest that you do a little research, or contact a real endocrinologist, and get your facts straight. Here's a link that will go into more detail about Cushing's (that I've just given a summary on: http://pituitarysociety.med.nyu.edu/cush1.htm. ) As your article stands, it does a disservice to those who suffer from this disease by suggesting that they caused it by hurrying too much, and could cure it by slowing down. It is identical to suggesting that someone caused their own brain tumor by stressing out too much, and could cure it by slowing down. I request that your paper post a correction stating the accurate facts about Cushing's Disease and Cushing's Syndrome.
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