Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public

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EDITOR’S COMMENTS

Welcome to another issue of Clinical Thyroidology for the Public! In this journal, we will bring to you the most up-to-date, cutting edge thyroid research.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. Also check out our friends in the Alliance for Thyroid Patient Education. The Alliance member groups consist of: the American Thyroid Association, Bite Me Cancer, the Graves’ Disease and Thyroid Foundation, the Light of Life Foundation, MCT8 – AHDS Foundation, ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Thyroid Cancer Canada, Thyroid Cancer Alliance and Thyroid Federation International.

We invite all of you to join our Friends of the ATA community. It is for you that the American Thyroid Association (ATA) is dedicated to carrying out our mission of providing reliable thyroid information and resources, clinical practice guidelines for thyroid detection and treatments, resources for connecting you with other patients affected by thyroid conditions, and cutting edge thyroid research as we search for better diagnoses and treatment outcomes for thyroid disease and thyroid cancer. We thank all of the Friends of the ATA who support our mission and work throughout the year to support us. We invite you to help keep the ATA mission strong by choosing to make a donation that suits you — it takes just one moment to give online at: www.thyroid.org/donate and all donations are put to good work. The ATA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your gift is tax deductible.

March is Medullary Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

In this issue, the studies ask the following questions:

  • Does long-term use of methimazole decrease the risk of relapse of Graves’ disease?
  • What predicts poor response to radioactive iodine therapy in Graves’ disease?
  • Are positive thyroid antibody levels in mothers during pregnancy associated with higher risks of behavioral problems in preschool children?
  • How common is the need for thyroid hormone therapy after thyroid lobectomy?
  • Do people who previously underwent weight loss surgery have lower body calcium levels after thyroid surgery?
  • What are the barriers to active surveillance for low-risk thyroid cancers?

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