Clinical Thyroidology for the Public summarizes selected research studies discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association. Editor-in-chief, Alan Farwell, MD, FACE
Volume 9 Issue 9
Available in pdf format for saving and printing and Web page format for viewing online
Volume 9 Issue 9
Available in pdf format for saving and printing and Web page format for viewing online
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Clinical Thyroidology for the Public Volume 9 Issue 9 (PDF file, 7.0 MB)
TABLE OF CONTENTS – Web Format
THYROID NODULES Guidelines provide effective cancer risk assessment for thyroid nodules
Yoon JH. Malignancy risk stratification of thyroid nodules: comparison between the thyroid imaging reporting and data system and the 2014 American Thyroid Association management guidelines. Radiology 2016;278:917-24. Epub September 8, 2015.
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CHILDHOOD CANCER AND THYROID DISEASE Childhood cancer survivors are at high risk for thyroid and other endocrine disorders
Mostoufi-Moab S et al Endocrine abnormalities in aging survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol. July 5, 2016 Jul 5 [Epub ahead of print].
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HYPOTHYROIDISM Can black cumin powder improve thyroid function in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis?
Tajmiri S et al. Nigella sativa treatment and serum concentrations of thyroid hormones, transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) and interleukin 23 (IL-23) in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Eur J Integrative Med. March 10, 2016 [Epub ahead of print]
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HYPOTHYROIDISM Quality of life associated with treated hypothyroidism
Winther KH et al. Disease-specific as well as generic quality of life is widely impacted in autoimmune hypothyroidism and improves during the first six months of levothyroxine therapy. PLoS One 2016;11:e0156925.
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THYROID AND WEIGHT Thyroid function and weight gain
Tiller D et al. Association of serum TSH with anthropometric markers of obesity in the general population. Thyroid (ePub ahead of print)
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SUBCLINICAL THYROID DISEASE Subclinical thyroid disease is associated with increased death in the elderly
Grossman A et al. Subclinical thyroid disease and mortality in the elderly: a retrospective cohort study. Am J Med 2016;129:423-30. Epub December 20, 2016.
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