PathfinderThyroid Cancer

a guide to finding library materials

What is the thyroid?A gland located beneath the voice box that makes thyroid hormone and calci-tonin. The thyroid helps regulate growth and metabolism.

What is thyroid cancer?Cancer that forms in the thyroid gland (an organ at the base of the throat thatmakes hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature,and weight). Four main types of thyroid cancer are papillary, follicular, medullary,and anaplastic thyroid cancer. The four types are based on how the cancer cellslook under a microscope.

BOOKS

Could It Be My Thyroid? WK 200 R896cLow Iodine Cookbook TX 715 T5494Thyroid Cancer Book WK 270 R815tThyroid Cancer: a guide for patients WK 270 T5464Thyroid Cancer : a comprehensive guide to clinicalmanagement WK 270 T5494

Thyroid Sourcebook WK 100 R815t

Here are a few titles on this topic you will find in the Junior Board Cancer ResourceLibrary.

JuniorBoardCancerResourceLibrary

NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALSIn our library, all periodicals are located on the slanted display shelves. They arearranged in alphabetical order.

WEB RESOURCES

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)Overview and diagnosis of Thyroid Cancerhttp://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Thyroid+Cancer

MEDLINEplus on Thyroid Cancerhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/thyroidcancer.htmlMEDLINEplus Tutorial on Thyroid Surgeryhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/thyroidsurgery/htm/index.htmProduced by the National Library of Medicine. Contains a carefully selected list ofresources on a growing number of health topics. Includes links to MEDLINE, organiza-tions and clearinghouses.