Endocrine Resources

Nationally-Based Professional and Governmental Organizations

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• The American Thyroid Association – www.thyroid.org
• The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists – www.aace.com
• The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
  • Position statement regarding treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (2005) endocrinesurgery.org
• The National Institutes of Health – www.nih.gov
  • Endocrine system health information page
    health.nih.gov/
  • 1990 NIH Consensus Development Statement on Primary Hyperparathyroidism
    Asymptomatic Hyperparathyroidisim
  • 2002 NIH-sponsored Consensus Panel Summary Statement on Primary Hyperparathyroidism (available from The Endocrine Society)
    academic.oup.com
  • 2002 NIH Consensus Development Statement on Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Masses (Incidentalomas)
• The National Cancer Institute – www.cancer.gov
  • Information on thyroid cancer
    cancer.gov
• The National Kidney Foundation – www.kidney.org
  • Guidelines for management of bone disease and hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease

Patient-Driven Organizations:

• Adrenocortical Carcinoma Reference Information
• The Light of Life Foundation is a organization for Thyroid Cancer Support
  • checkyourneck.com
• Thyroid Cancer Survivor’s Association, Inc.
  • thyca.org
• VHL Family Alliance
  • Dedicated to improving diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life for individuals and families affected by Von Hippel-Lindau disease.
    vhl.org/
• Young Adult Cancer Survivors, Washington DC.
  • A site and community founded by one of our patients, herself a thyroid cancer survivor.

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