Thyroid Cancer Patient Education and Resources

Diagnosis and Treatment Information from Michigan Medicine

• Thyroid Cancer Information Guide [pdf]
  A guide for our patients - contains disease, treatment and resource information.
• Preparing for Surgery
  Created by the Endocrine Surgery Program
• Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy [video]
• Minimally Invasive Video-assisted Thyroid Lobectomy [video]
• Post-Operative Instructions
• Introduction to Clinical Trials

Patient Support Services from Michigan Medicine

• Patient Navigators
• Symptoms and Side Effects
• Coping with Emotions
• Thyroid Cancer Support Group provides support by phone or email.
• Living Alone
• Transportation

Articles and research news from Michigan Medicine:

• Radioactive iodine may not benefit thyroid cancer patients, but they still get it
• A new way of uncovering predictive biomarkers may help those with rare cancer
• Worse Survival When Specific Thyroid Cancers Spread to Bone
• Complications from Thyroid Cancer Surgery More Common Than Believed, Study Finds
• When It’s Not Exactly Cancer: Renaming Early Stage Thyroid Tumors

National Resources

• American Thyroid Association (ATA)
• Light of Life Foundation
• ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association, Inc.
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, Patient Education
• Hormone Foundation – (The Endocrine Society)
• American Cancer Society
  • Finding and Paying for Treatment
  • Caregivers and Family
  • Finding Support Programs and Services in Your Area
• Cancer Support Community