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THYROID NEWS

ATA provides a message from the FDA's Office of Oncology Drug Products Director, Dr. Richard Pazdur (April 8,
2011)

Public and Patient Safety Are Focus of New Radiation Treatment Practice Recommendations for Thyroid Disease (April 7, 2011)

American Thyroid Association urges the White House to distribute potassium iodide (KI) (March 30, 2011)


ATA Webinars: Education When and Where You Want It!
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 MARCH ISSUE, STUDIES ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

  • What are the current patient safety instructions after being treated with radioactive iodine?
  • What is new in the treatment of Graves' eye disease?
  • What is the long-term risk of hypocalcemia in patients after thyroid surgery?
  • Are familial forms of thyroid cancer more aggressive than those that do not run in families? roid biopsies?
  • What is the best way to determine which thyroid cancer patients are at high risk for recurrence of their cancer?

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 March Volume 4 Issue 3

THYROID SURGERY Implications of long-term hypocalcemia with normal PTH levels following thyroid surgery

RADIOACTIVE IODINE Radioactive iodine practices in the United States

THYROID CANCER Nonmedullary thyroid cancer survival is similar regardless of whether it runs in families

THYROID CANCER Prediction of thyroid cancer recurrence

GRAVES' DISEASE Management of hyperthyroidism in patients with Graves' eye disease (orbitopathy)

THYROID CANCER Does analysis for the BRAF cancer-associated gene help diagnose follicular variant thyroid cancer?

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.

HIGHLIGHT: The Light of Life Foundation

UPCOMING MEETINGS - Calendar of Events

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


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