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Endocrinology is the medicine that studies the anatomy, the functions, to prevent, diagnose and treat endocrine and metabolic gland diseases. Among the main diseases are: diabetes, obesity, cholesterol disorders, osteoporosis and thyroid disorders such as: hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer.
The specialist, that is, the endocrinologist focuses on addressing the patient's symptoms in a directed way in order to establish an accurate diagnosis, with a thinking structure based on current clinical evidence, in order to decide together with the patient the best therapeutic options.