Question - Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma (ACC)

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About Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma (ACC)

Asked 8 years ago Ekaterina 38

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare, highly aggressive cancer of adrenal cortical cells, which may occur in children or adults. Most adrenocortical carcinomas are not diagnosed until they have grown quite large.
Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare tumor afflicting only one or two persons per one million population,The exact number found in the United States is not certain. It is probably around 300-500 per year. 
It is hard to find adrenal cancer early.

There are very few experts around the Globe who focus on this health condition. Below are major well-known experts recommended by the patients from the Adrenalcortical Carcinoma international support group on Facebook

Dr. Antonio Fojo, New York City, NY, [email protected] http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/hematology-oncology/about_us/tito_fojo

Dr. M. DeMeure, Arizona [email protected] https://www.tgen.org/research/research-faculty/michael-j-demeure.aspx#.Vz7-Cvl97cs

Dr. Gary Hammer, U of Michigan http://www.mcancer.org

Dr. Martin Fassnacht in Wuerzburg- Endocrinologist Wuerzburg, Germany http://www.medizin1.ukw.de/en/directory-of-staff/chiefs-of-the-medical-units/pd-dr-mfassnacht.html

Dr. Robert Hawkins, University of Manchester, UK, [email protected].ac.uk 

Dr. Maria Fragoso, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05403-900, Brasil Phone: + 55 (11) 2661-7512; Fax: + 55 (11) 2661-7519emails [email protected] [email protected]

Dr. Alexander Filimoniuk, Chief oncologist of Moscow Region, Russia, [email protected] 

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