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Clinical Thyroidology for Patients
Up- to-date information to help you understand thyroid disease through the latest research.
Welcome to the one year anniversary of the current format of Clinical Thyroidology for Patients! We are celebrating with a double issue. In the last 12 months, we have brought to you summaries of the most important research articles published in the field of thyroidology. There have been 26 articles on thyroid cancer, 7 on hyperthyroidism, 7 on nodules and goiter, 6 on TSH and hypothyroidism, 5 on thyroid and pregnancy, 3 on thyroid and the heart and 1 on autoimmune thyroid disease. These articles were published in Clinical Thyroidology, a publication of the American Thyroid Association for physicians. This means that you, the patients, are getting the latest information on thyroid research and treatment at the same time as your physicians. Within each article summary there are links to the relevant ATA Educational Brochures on our website.
— Alan Farwell, MD
IN THE MAY ISSUE, STUDIES ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
- Is there an association between thyroid disease, heart disease and death?
- Does recombinant TSH have a role in the treatment of nodular goiters?
- Is recombinant TSH effective in treating metastatic thyroid cancer?
- Is recombinant TSH effective in thyroid remnant ablation with low dose radioactive iodine?
- Does spread of thyroid cancer to the lymph nodes predict cancer recurrence?
- What is the role of PET scans in the management of thyroid cancer?
- Can Vitamin C decrease exposure of salivary glands to I-131 after radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer?
- Should all pregnant women be screened for thyroid disease?
- Can molecular analysis improve the diagnostic accuracy of thyroid nodule biopsies?
Clinical Thyroidology for Patients May Volume 3 Issue 5
THYROID CANCER Patients with spread of papillary thyroid cancer to the lymph nodes at the time of their diagnosis are more likely to experience return of their cancer to lymph nodes over time
SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM Reanalysis of the Whickham Survey shows an association of subclinical hypothyroidism and heart disease
GOITER Recombinant Human Thyrotropin (rhTSH) use in the treatment of nontoxic multinodular goiter
THYROID CANCER PET scans are very effective at finding spread of thyroid cancer to the lymph nodes in the neck
THYROID CANCER The first administration of radioiodine following total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer can destroy metastatic thyroid cancer |
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THYROID AND THE HEART Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: Relationship to death from all causes and from cardiovascular disease
THYROID CANCER Salivary stimulation with vitamin C at any time after I-131 therapy has no major effect on salivary uptake of I-131
THYROID AND PREGNANCY Effects of detection and treatment of hypo- and hyperthyroidism in pregnancy
THYROID CANCER Cancer-associated gene mutation detection in fine needle aspiration biopsies increases the accuracy for diagnosing cancer
THYROID CANCER Preparation of thyroid remnant ablation using recombinant human TSH and 30 mCi of I-131 is as effective as thyroid hormone withdrawal
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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.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
- Calendar of Events
June 4–5, 2010 — Hypoparathyroidism Association Patient Conference
Rockville Hilton Hotel, Rockville, Maryland
Details at www.hypoparathyroidism.org
Saturday, June 12, 2010, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM — Light of Life Foundation Patient Education Day -
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Saturday, June 26 from 8:30 AM – 3:15 PM. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Patient Education Conference -
MD Anderson Cancer center, Houston, TX |
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