= my favourite links (based on information quality, readability, and ease of use).

I. Thyroid Cancer	Guidelines for the treatment of thyroid cancer. Information for patients and doctors from the British Thyroid Association. Very up-to-date, and produced using expertise from a wide range of medical experts, as well as patients. A truly excellent source. American Cancer Society site for Thyroid Cancer Description, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, FAQ. Very easy to read, very thorough, and unusual in including sources. Linda's Thyriod Cancer Page A personal and rather entertaining view of thyroid cancer - including a list of celebrities with the disease! Very refreshing. Thyca: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association Survivors organisation, with plenty of information,good links, and support group lists. Highly recommended for the "newbie" and anyone looking for people to talk to share their thyroid cancer questions and experiences with. Thyroid Nodules and Cancer: the basics Patient information from About.com. Not all of it comes from experts, but there's a lot here that you won't find anywhere else. Oncolink thyroid cancer Information from the University of Pennsylvania. Includes the PDQ pages of information for medical professionals, which can be heavy going for the lay person. AACE Clinical Guidelines for thyroid cancer Guidelines for medical practitioners. Very dry but excellent reading if you are trying to discuss your treatment programme with your doctor in terms that he/she understands. Thyroid Cancer PDQ (one of many sites) Overview of thyroid cancer staging and treatment. Very dry but widely cited, so your doctor probably knows about it. Harvard case study on management of thyroid nodules Teaching aid Interpretation of Thyroid Tests Making sense of the numbers. Useful, but gives no contact details. Who are these people? I like the site but I always feel uncomfortable about sites which don't mention source or affiliation, much less who to contact. Harvard case study on I131 whole body scan for thyroid cancer Teaching aid Harvard case study on thyroid nodules Teaching aid Thyroid Foundation of Canada . Patient information - includes Q&A, and has a French version! Thyca info Fairly basic information from MedicineNet.com, easy to navigate though with a lot of annoying graphics.
II. The Thyroid	The Thyroid Society Lots of info on thyroid and thyroid diseases. American Thyroid Association Thyroid doctor Thyroid Related Web sites links Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Home Page Requires registration British Thyroid Foundation address for info Thyroid Disease / The Low Iodine Diet -- The Mining Company Pregnancy, Fertility and Infertility With Thyroid Disease - Thyroid Disease Net Links Thyroid Disease Site by Mary Shomon - Mining Company (Basic Browser Version) Thyroid Disease Newsletter #5 - September 5, 1997 - Thyroid Disease Thyroid Disease - Definitive Collection of Net Links Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy / Part One - Thyroid Disease - 06/30/97 Endocrine Diseases: thyroid, parathyroid adrenal and diabetes. Thyroid Disease Information Source -- Sticking Out Our Necks, Thyroid Disease News Report Mary Shomon's home page Merck ThyroWare Very cool downloadable software in English and German - but not for beginners!
III. Cancer	CancerNet Information from the National Cancer Insitute Oncolink Cancer information from the University of Pennsylvania Resources on Cancer Info for press, patients, etc including pictures, statistics. Look especially at the information for physicians. Intellihealth Johns Hopkins Health information, including cancer site. Winner of a 1999 Webby Award. Center for Alternative Medicine Research in Cancer Provides both simple and detailed summaries of alternative therapies. Not indexed by cancer type, unfortunately, and can be very slow to load. A site search will turn up nothing on thyroid disease - use the databases. Mayo Clinic Sources, Q&A, headlines etc CancerBACUP Information for patients, based in the UK.
IV. Cancer Trials New!	Phase I Study of Combretastatin A4 Phosphate in Patients with Solid Tumors NCI study of a drug which has apparently cured one patient with anaplastic thyroid cancer. This specific case is not dealt with at this site - this is for those interested in knowing about or joining the trial. An article about the thyroid cancer case was formerly found at CNN Health, but sadly has been removed. Bear in mind that papillary and anaplastic thyroid cancers are not the same. Clinical Trials from OncoLink, provided by the University of Pennsylvania. Lists trials at UPenn as well as others. Includes an email service to update you on current trials. Clinical Trials from the NIH. Another large resource of clinical trials information, providing both doctor and patient summaries. Includes a sophisticated search engine.
V. Support	Thyca.org Support Links. An excellent selection of support groups on email and in local areas. CancerHelp Comprehensive Cancer Resources On The Internet
VI. Statistics	NCDB for thyroid cancer Article on National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) statistics on thyroid cancer SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1973-1993 National Center of Health Statistics
VII. Reference	Neck Dissection, a very clear explanation from the Virginia Medical Center On-line Medical Dictionary PubMed Access to Medline abstracts (medical literature) SYNTHROID Information from the manufacturers of this brand of T4 (thyroxine). CANCERLIT CANCERLIT endocrine cancer. Internet Grateful Med Access to Medline, Toxline, and other literature sources New England Journal of Medicine A leading US journal. Look for the editorial on "One Hormone or Two" - an interesting development in the thyroid hormone therapy debate. You can sign up for free access to content more than six months old. QuackWatch A very opinionated survey of non-standard sources of information Levothyroxine Sodium Use, description, warnings, interactions, dosage, etc OMNI Internet-based resources for UK medical, biomed and health communities The British Library Leading UK library The Lancet Leading British medical journal. Requires registration HospitalWeb International hospital listings Library of Congress Leading US library The BMA Library Library of the British Medical Association MedicineNet Home Page Patient information Merck Publications Merck Manual - extracts from the "Home Edition" The National Center for Biotechnology Information Research into genetics
VIII. General Health Sites	Mayo Clinic Health Oasis - a patient-oriented site covering information on a broad variety of diseases. Winner of the "People's Voice" award for the "Health" category in the 1999 Webby Awards. John's Hopkins Intelihealth - a phenomenal source for intelligence, news, advice, and even shopping. The judges' choice in the "Health" category of the 1999 Webby Awards. The Health Centre (UK) - a site designed like a doctor's waiting room, with a "clinic", "library", and other useful resources. UK-oriented but with something of interest for everyone. Bandolier: a site devoted to evidence-based medicine. Covers the evidence for many treatments or preventive measures (though none relating to thyroid disorders). Intended for a professional audience, but written very clearly so a lay person can understand the conclusions (if not, say, the statistical methods). Highly recommended.

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