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THYROID NEWS

Make potassium iodide (KI) available free to state and local governments for distribution to residents living within 20 miles of a nuclear power plant (May 13, 2011)

Public Health Statement from the American Thyroid Association: Warning – Too Much Thyroid Hormone Increases Bone Fractures in the Elderly (May 12, 2011)

ATA Online Meet-the-Professor Seminar 'Clinical Trials for Progressive Thyroid Carcinoma' on June 21
Presented by Dr. Steven Sherman of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
As awareness and the prevalence of thyroid disease and its related disorders grows so also arises the need for education of health care professionals and the general public. The American Thyroid Association remains at the forefront of CME certified thyroid education. We invite you to join us for our new series of webinars.

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

IN THE APRIL ISSUE, STUDIES ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

Can we predict which patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism are at the highest risk to progress to overt hyperthyroidism?
What is the correlation between thyroglobulin levels and radioiodine scans in high risk thyroid cancer patients?
Do we even need radioiodine scans to follow thyroid cancer patients?
What it the correlation between radioiodine and FDG-PET scans in patients with metastatic thyroid cancer?
How common are small thyroid cancers in patients >45 years of age?
Can we predict cancer by analyzing gene mutations in biopsy specimens?
Are the calcification patterns in thyroid nodules predictive of the risk for thyroid cancer?
What is the risk of prolonged/permanent hypothyroidism in women with post-partum thyroiditis?
Do gene mutations plan a major role in patients with hyperthyroidism?

We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Let us know what you want to see in this publication. I hope you find these summaries interesting and informative.

— Alan P. Farwell, MD

Clinical Thyroidology for Patients April Volume 4 Issue 4

HYPERTHYROIDISM The natural progression of mild subclinical hyperthyroidism in elderly women

HYPERTHYROIDISM Progression of subclinical hyperthyroidism to overt hyperthyroidism occurs more rapidly when thyroid nodules are the cause

THYROID CANCER Imaging in thyroid cancer patients with spread of the cancer outside of the neck

THYROID CANCER TSH-stimulated thyroglobulin testing is sufficient in following high-risk thyroid cancer patients

THYROID CANCER Changing Age and Size Trends in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

THYROID CANCER How often are BRAF genetic mutations found in biopsy samples of thyroid nodules?

THYROID NODULES Thyroid nodule macrocalcification does not mean the nodule is benign

HYPOTHYROIDISM High rate of persistent hypothyroidism in a large-scale prospective study of postpartum thyroiditis in southern Italy

HYPERTHYROIDISM Hereditary Activating Mutations of the TSH Receptor Lead to Hyperthyroidism

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

Free Public Health Forum: Thyroid Disease and You - October 29,2011 Indian Wells, CA

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