Carney’s Triad Tumour is a rare, non-hereditary condition characterised by the occurrence of three types of tumours:
- Gastrointestinal Stromal tumours (GISTs): Cancers that arise in the digestive tract, most commonly the stomach or small intestine.
- Pulmonary Chondromas: Benign (non-cancerous) cartilage tumours in the lungs.
- Paragangliomas: Hormone-producing tumours that form outside the adrenal glands.
This condition primarily affects young women, typically in their twenties. Fewer than 100 cases have been reported worldwide.
Many sufferers of Carney’s Triad Tumour struggle because they feel that their disease doesn’t have the same level of awareness as more common cancers. Without a Ribbon is an Australian non-profit organisation that believes that rare cancers should never go unnoticed. We aim to provide a detailed set of resources and information for anyone suffering from cancers such as Carney’s Triad Tumour. We have recently created an Carney’s Triad Tumour resource page to help sufferers understand their disease. It covers the symptoms, available treatments and other important information.
We hope that this resource page will help you or a friend/family member to learn about their illness and aid them through their battle with the disease.
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Click the link below to read our resource page on Carney’s Triad Tumour: