UPCOMING PATIENT MEETINGS |
Free Public Health Forum
“Thyroid Disease and You”
Saturday, October 6, 2007
1– 4 p.m.
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers
New York City
Concerned about low energy? Memory loss? Fatigue? Depression? Could it be your thyroid? Thyroid experts and patients will provide insight and answer questions on thyroid disease from the public, thyroid patients, and their friends and families. More Information >>
10th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference
Sponsored by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.
October 19-21, 2007
San Francisco, California
E-Mail: thyca@thyca.org
Phone: 1-877-588-7904
Website: www.thyca.org |
Bridge to Wellness XIV The National Graves’ Disease Foundation Patient/Family Conference
Sponsored by NGDF
October 26-28, 2007
Cincinnati, Ohio
E-mail: nancyngdf@bellsouth.net Phone: 1-877-NGDF123
Website: www.ngdf.org |
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WORKPLACE GIVING |
If you are a government employee, you can support thyroid research through the annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC #12088), which runs September 1st - December 15th.
Government employees include: Federal U.S. Military U.S. Postal Service Local, state, county, municipal and school board employees should check with their local campaign administrator to see if the American Thyroid Association is included.
When selecting which organization to contribute to, please be sure to choose CFC #12088 to designate the American Thyroid Association. |
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THYROID
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I have recently been diagnosed with a recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer in the right upper lobe of my lung. I have thyroglobulin antibodies. How much of a difference does this make to my blood thyroglobulin levels as far as accuracy?
The measure of thyroglobulin (TG) is a key test that your doctor uses to determine if you have any residual thyroid cancer. This is a protein made only by the normal thyroid gland and by certain thyroid cancer cells. This protein can be used as a tumor marker only if the thyroid is completely removed by surgery (near total or total thyroidectomy) AND radioactive iodine ablation. Without both procedures, the small amount of residual normal thyroid gland (remnant) will make so much more TG than the cancer cells that the TG cannot be used as a marker for tumor recurrence. TG is produced by follicular and papillary thyroid cancer, the most common types of thyroid cancer. TG is not a good marker for either anaplastic or medullary thyroid cancer. Anaplastic thyroid cancers have lost the ability to make TG and medullary thyroid cancer comes from thyroid cells that do not make TG.
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| Highlights
from July 2007 Thyroid Digest
Recently Published
Thyroid Research
Thyroid Digest by Robert D. Utiger, M.D.
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ATA Patient
Web Brochures and FAQS
The ATA Patient Web
Brochures and FAQS are now available in web page format and PDF format for saving
and printing.
Thyroid Patient Brochures ¡Ahora también disponibles en Español!
Enfermedad De Graves - nuevo |
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