Thyroid cancer is the fastest growing cancer among women, by number of new cases and rates have doubled over the past thirty years and continue to increase. It is two to three times more common in women compared to men, although the cause/s…
Thyroid cancer is the fastest growing cancer among women, by number of new cases and rates have doubled over the past thirty years and continue to increase. It is two to three times more common in women compared to men, although the cause/s…
With September being Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, I thought sharing a personal story would be a great opportunity to raise awareness about thyroid cancer and Jenna’s story does a very good job of this. She experienced thyroid cancer at the…
The importance of TSH is hotly debated among the thyroid community. Here with an alternative view to how many people in this community view TSH, is Dr. Brittany Henderson, explaining why she still finds it to be a very useful…
I’m sure I’m not the only person who thought this after being diagnosed with a thyroid condition; Why are there so many different names for it?! After receiving a diagnosis, a lot people take to the internet or online forums…
This book has been sat in my to-read list since I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) and Hashimoto’s three years ago now, but it wasn’t until recently that I decided to give it a read. Not necessarily in…
Did you know that there is a potentially fatal side effect of hypothyroidism? Myxoedema coma (or myxoedema crisis as it is sometimes known) is a loss of brain function as a result of longstanding, severely low level of thyroid hormone,…
Originally published on 29th March 2016 Last updated on 1st March 2024 Have you ever noticed that your neck: Feels or looks enlarged? Feels painful? Feels uncomfortable when swallowing? Feels lumpy? Feels hoarse? These are all signs of something that…
I wanted to start by saying how thankful I am to Zana Carver, author of The End of Chronic Fatigue, for asking me to be part of her book by writing the foreword. I actually only read a draft copy…