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February 2010
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Clinical Thyroidology for Patients
Up- to-date information to help you understand thyroid disease through the latest research.


IN THIS ISSUE, STUDIES ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
  • Does levothyroxine therapy improve cardiovascular risk factors in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism?
  • What are the features of severe hyperthyroidism?
  • Are the outcomes of thyroid cancer in children different than in adults?
  • Does the timing of thyroid cancer recurrence have any effect on survival?
  • What is the best initial therapy for patients with small thyroid cancers?
We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Please follow this link to let us know what you want to see in this publication. I hope you find these summaries interesting and informative.

— Alan Farwell, MD


Clinical Thyroidology for Patients January 2010 Volume 3 Issue 1

EDITOR’S CHOICE — HYPOTHYROIDISM Elevated cardiovascular risk factors in women with subclinical hypothyroidism are decreased by treatment with levothyroxine

HYPERTHYROIDISM Severe Hyperthyroidism: Cause, Patient Features and Treatment Outcomes

THYROID CANCER Thyroid cancer in children is increasing and is more common in girls than in boys

THYROID CANCER Recurrence of thyroid cancer during the first year after the initial surgery has a worse prognosis than later recurrences

THYROID CANCER Patients with multiple small thyroid cancers may have a better chance of being cured when treated with total or near-total thyroidectomy


ATA Alliance for Patient Education
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UPCOMING MEETINGS

DATE EVENT PLACE ORGANIZATION
Spring 2010
Light of Life Educational Symposium
www.checkyourneck.com
New York City
Light of Life
October 15–17, 2010
The 13th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Conference
www.thyca.org
Dallas, Texas
ThyCa



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