The ATA patient resource pages are designed to provide up-to-date information for thyroid patients and their families. (Please complete our survey to evaluate the information provided.) 13 million Americans have a thyroid disorder and more than half of them are not aware of the treatment available.

The American Thyroid Association is dedicated to serving as a resource for the public by promoting the prevention, treatment and cure of thyroid-related diseases.

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Written by American Thyroid Association Members

Could It Be My Thyroid?
Sheldon Rubenfeld, M.D.
M. Evans & Co.
New York, NY 2004

All proceeds from the sale of Dr. Rubenfeld's book go to the ATA funds for research, young investigator travel grants, and professional education programs.

Thyroid Cancer: A Guide for Patients
(Keystone Press, 2004. Illustrated, 336 pages.)
Editors: Douglas Van Nostrand, M.D., Gary Bloom, and Leonard Wartofsky, M.D.
A new reference book for patients and caregivers.
Foreword by Ernest L. Mazzaferri, M.D., President-Elect, American Thyroid Association.

Your Thyroid: A Home Reference, 3rd edition
Lawrence C. Wood, M.D., David S. Cooper, M.D., and E. Chester Ridgway, M.D.
Random House, New York, 1996

How Your Thyroid Works, 4th edition
H. Jack Baskin, M.D.
Adams Press, Chicago IL, 1995

The Thyroid Gland: A Book for Thyroid Patients, 7th edition
Joel I. Hamburger, M.D.
Southfield, Michigan, 1991