CLINICAL THYROIDOLOGY FOR THE PUBLIC
VOLUME 7 ISSUE 12

In this issue, the studies ask the following questions:

• Does thyroid function during pregnancy affect the risk for miscarriage?
• Does perchlorate exposure during pregnancy affect the baby's brain development?
• Does the diabetes medication metformin affect thyroid function?
• Do you need to repeat a thyroid biopsy after initially nondiagnostic results?
• Is Hashimoto's thyroiditis a risk factor for thyroid cancer?
• Can thyroglobulin levels at the time of RAI predict cancer recurrence?

Friends of the ATA
Welcome to Clinical Thyroidology for the Public. In this journal, we will bring to you the most up-to-date, cutting edge thyroid research. We will be providing summaries of research studies that were discussed in a recent issue of Clinical Thyroidology, a publication of the American Thyroid Association for physicians. These summaries are present in lay language to allow the rapid dissemination of thyroid research to the widest possible audience. This means that you are getting the latest information on thyroid research and treatment almost as soon as your physicians. As always, we are happy to entertain any suggestions to improve Clinical Thyroidology for the Public so let us know what you want to see.

We also provide even faster updates of late-breaking thyroid news through Twitter at @thyroidfriends and on Facebook. Our goal is to provide patients with the tools to be the most informed thyroid patient in the waiting room.

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The ATA will be highlighting a distinct thyroid disorder each month and a portion of the sales for Bravelets™ will be donated to the ATA. The month of December is Thyroid and Development Awareness month and a bracelet is available through the ATA Marketplace to support thyroid cancer awareness and education related to thyroid disease.

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Top Ten CTFP Articles 2014

1. HYPOTHYROIDISM Desiccated thyroid extract vs Levothyroxine in the treatment of hypothyroidism Angela M. Leung, MD, MSc
2. THYROID CANCER High risk of thyroid cancer in patients with multinodular goiter Jamshid Farahiti, MD
3. THYROID NODULES Thyroid nodule macrocalcification does not mean the nodule is benign M. Regina Castro, MD
4. THYROID CANCER Stimulated thyroglobulin levels obtained after thyroidectomy are a good indicator for risk of future recurrence from thyroid cancer Mona Sabra, MD
5. THYROID CANCER Is there a relationship between thyroid cancer and Hashimoto's thyroiditis? Mona Sabra, MD
6. THYROID NODULES Risk of thyroid cancer based on thyroid ultrasound findings Jamshid Farahiti, MD
7. THYROID NODULES Molecular analysis of thyroid nodule biopsies may be helpful to determine whether an indeterminate nodule is benign Alan P. Farwell, MD
8. HYPERTHYROIDISM Some patients with apparent Graves' disease do not have an autoimmune thyroid disorder Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.
9. THYROID AND PREGNANCY First Trimester TSH levels between 2.5 and 5.0 are associated with increased pregnancy loss Whitney Woodmansee, MD
10. THYROID AND PREGNANCY IVF pregnancy outcomes in women with treated hypothyroidism and women without thyroid disease Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D
    
    

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Thursday, January 8, 2015, 5:30-7:30pm
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Bite Me Cancer will hold its annual kick-off meeting reception on Thursday, January 8, 2015, 5:30-7:30pm at the Reston Association office, 12001 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA. We will give an overview of the 2015 goals; and you will have an opportunity to meet Nikki and listen to her presentation. There will also be other guest speakers as well as food and beverages.
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