EBOOK Thyroid Disease

In the past decade, there has been increasing recognition of thyroid diseases as a        common health problem. While there have been few major new advances in treatment,        there is much greater understanding of why thyroid disorders occur and the long-term        health effects of thyroid disease. As people with thyroid disease begin to know more        about their disorder, they are able to co-operate better with treatment and their        anxieties about the problem can be significantly reduced.This fourth edition of        Thyroid Disease: The Facts provides a reader-friendly source of information and        reassurance for those people with thyroid disorders and their families. The book        covers the wide range of conditions associated with thyroid dysfunction, from simple        goitre to more complex disorders such as Graves' disease and Hashimoto's        thyroiditis. This edition also includes several completely new chapters, including        one specifically devoted to thyroid disorders in infants, children andadolescents.          Each chapter concludes with a useful Question and Answer section.