Thyroid Cancer

• From the National Institutes of Health
• What You Need to Know about Thyroid Cancer (National Cancer Institute)

• Overviews
• Cancer of the Thyroid: Frequently Asked Questions (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File
• Thyroid Cancer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Thyroid Cancer (Carcinoma) (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) - Links to PDF File

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System (American Medical Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Can Thyroid Cancer Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)
• Fine Needle Aspiration (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
• How Is Thyroid Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
• How Is Thyroid Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society)
• Thyroid Scan/Thyroid Uptake Study (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File
• TRH Stimulation Test (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - Links to PDF File

• Treatment
• Radioactive Iodine Use for Thyroid Diseases (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File
• Thyroid Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Thyroid Hormone Treatment (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File
• Thyroid Surgery (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File
• Treatment of Thyroid Cancer by Stage (American Cancer Society)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Thyroid Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Hurthle Cell Carcinoma (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Nuclear Radiation and the Thyroid (American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF File
• What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Thyroid Cancer? (American Cancer Society)

• Prevention/Screening
• Can Thyroid Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
• How to Take the Thyroid "Neck Check" (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) - Links to PDF File
• Potassium Iodide Pills: Protection against Radiation Exposure (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• What Are the Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Disease Management
• Thyroid Cancer: What Happens After Treatment? (American Cancer Society)

• Research
• Do We Know What Causes Thyroid Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
• What's New in Thyroid Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)

• Directories
• Find a Thyroid Specialist (American Thyroid Association)
• National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Organizations
• American Cancer Society
• American Thyroid Association
• National Cancer Institute

• Statistics
• SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1973-1999: Thyroid Cancer (Invasive) (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File
• Thyroid - U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns (National Cancer Institute)
• What Are the Key Statistics for Thyroid Cancer? (American Cancer Society)