Clinical Thyroidology^® for the Public

Volume 19

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^®.

In this issue Volume 19 Issue 4, the studies ask the following questions:

• Can you undergo bariatric surgery if you are hypothyroid?
• Is active surveillance right for my cancer?
• Can patient decision aids help patients choose the best option for their cancer treatment?
• Can my biopsy results predict the likelihood of my thyroid cancer coming back?
• How often are TSH levels in the recommended range in thyroid cancer patients?
• How many lymph nodes with cancer mean medullary thyroid cancer is worse?

In this issue Volume 19 Issue 3, the studies ask the following questions:

• Can levothyroxine be taken with breakfast?
• Can you believe benign biopsy results in large thyroid nodules?
• How easy is it to have your thyroid surgery performed by a high-volume thyroid surgeon?
• When should you have a completion thyroidectomy after a lobectomy for thyroid cancer?
• How low should your TSH be if you have thyroid cancer?
• When should your thyroid cancer be treated with chemotherapy drugs?

Clinical Thyroidology^® for the Public Past Issues

2014 – 2026

2011 – 2013

2008 – 2010

Editor
Alan P. Farwell, MD, FACE
Boston Medical Center
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Editorial Board
Gary Bloom, New York, NY
Maria Brito, MD, Dallas, TX
Susana Ebner, MD, Boston, MA
Alina Gavrila, MD, MMSC, Boston, MA
Poorani Goundan, MD, San Francisco
Sun Lee, MD, Boston, MA
Joanna Miragaya, MD, Atlanta, GA
Jason D. Prescott, MD PhD, New York, NY
Marjorie Safran, MD, Worcester, MA
Phillip Segal, MD, Toronto, ON, Canada
Vibhavasu Sharma, MD, Albany, NY
Pinar Smith, MD, Chicago, IL
Ebru Sulanc, MD , Detroit, MI
Whitney Woodmansee, MD, Gainesville, FL

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