Frontline: Surgery (adrenalectomy) to remove the affected adrenal gland is the standard treatment. Second line: Mitotane, a ...

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Cortisol is often portrayed as being bad for us, but we couldn’t live without it. Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands also produce many other hormones, including ...

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