Clinical Thyroidology for Patients
Up- to-date information to help you understand thyroid disease through the latest research.

IMPORTANT MEETINGS NOTICE In the next 2 months there are three national meetings that I would like to bring to your attention. Please see details on all three of these meetings later in this issue.

First is a telephone workshop entitled: Treatment Update on Thyroid Cancer. The workshop will take place on May 5 from 1:30 – 2:30 pm Eastern Time.

Next, I would like to invite all of you to attend the Annual Alliance Patient Educational Forum at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis on Saturday May 15 from 1:30 – 3 PM. Come and get answers to your questions about thyroid disease diagnosis and management.

Third is a Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Patient Education Conference at the MD Anderson Cancer center in Houston on Saturday June 26 from 8:30 AM – 3:15 PM.

— Alan Farwell, MD

IN THE APRIL ISSUE, STUDIES ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

• What is the best predictor of prognosis in thyroid cancer in children?
• What are the risk factors for the development of hypothyroidism?
• Are patients with thyroid disease at risk for other autoimmune diseases?
• What effect does pregnancy have on thyroid cancer? What is the best way to treat thyroid cancer during pregnancy?

Clinical Thyroidology for Patients April Volume 3 Issue 4

ATA Alliance for Patient Education
The goal of our organizations is to provide accurate and reliable information for patients about the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of thyroid diseases.

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