Most doctors in North America know of two ways to deal with thyroid nodules. 1) watch them grow and wait, doing nothing, and 2) thyroidectomy, removing part or all of the thyroid gland that is affected. However, in countries beyond… Read More ›
Month: February 2020
Thyroid Patients Canada becomes nonprofit corporation
On February 11, 2020, Thyroid Patients Canada officially became a nonprofit corporation. It’s the first step toward becoming an official registered charity. Three of us patient peer-leaders put together the paperwork — Tania, Mona and Alexa. There’s a team of… Read More ›
Think twice about cancelling patient-pay Reverse T3 tests
At the end of January 2020, Alberta Precision Laboratories established a new policy of cancelling patient-pay Reverse T3 (RT3) tests on standard laboratory test orders. One memo in circulation explains the justifications based on RT3 silence in the 2012 and… Read More ›
Biochemical bigotry: Enforcing normalized thyroid lab results
Valentine’s day is a good day to attempt to promote kindness and tolerance toward people suffering from a rather invisible health condition. Thyroid disease. What better day than today to identify and attempt to remove a medical attitude that is… Read More ›
Cancer scientists point finger at T4 & RT3 hormones
For many decades, scientists have been studying the effect of thyroid hormones in promoting cancer proliferation. Aleck Hercbergs and Paul J. Davis and colleagues have been at the forefront of this research. The bad news is that normal physiological concentrations… Read More ›