Patient Education Information

How To Take the Thyroid 'Neck Check' - You can easily check yourself for thyroid problems, look here for how to do it.

What You Need to Know About Thyroid Cancer - This government fact sheet provides information the risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of thyroid cancer.

About Your Thyroid Exam - Learn more about the ultrasound test for thyroids.

Cancer Facts - The National Cancer Institute has created dozens of fact sheets about all aspects of cancer, they can be accessed here. They also have versions in Spanish.

Cancer of the Thyroid - The American Thyroid Association has prepared these fact sheets on thyroid cancer for patients. The list includes information on the types of nodules and tumors, and the different treatments available.

MD Anderson Cancer Center - Read the latest news and research from this respected Cancer Center.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering: Thyroid Cancer - Read about the approach to treating thyroid cancer at this well known hospital in New York City.

Nuclear Radiation and the Thyroid - The American Thyroid Association has created this information.

Thyroid Cancer - The Mayo Clinic offers this information.

Thyroid-Cancer.net - Great basic information from the Johns Hopkins Thyroid Tumor Center.

Thyroid Hormone Treatment - The American Thyroid Association has created this fact sheet.

TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Test - The TSH test is often the test of choice for evaluating thyroid function and/or symptoms of hyper- or hypothyroidism.

Thyroid image reproduced with permission from Philip Wilson, Medical & Scientific Illustrator in Orpington, Kent, England. All rights reserved. For more information see the website at: www.medart.co.uk