Books by Physicians for Patients
Your Thyroid, A Home Reference
by Lawrence Wood M.D., David S. Cooper M.D., and Chester Ridgway
M.D. Balantine Books, New York, New York, 3rd Edition copyright
1995.
Written in collaboration with TFA President Dr. Lawrence Wood,
Your Thyroid a Home Reference is
a one stop source for patients and others who wish to know more
about the thyroid and its maladies. Written in straight forward
language, this volume helps to de-mystify the complications that
can result when one develops a thyroid affliction. While covering
a lot of ground, Your Thyroid tackles
each thyroid problem with simple analysis and an explanation of
medical jargon. Your Thyroid also
humanizes thyroid conditions with supporting stories from actual
patients. For anyone who wants to better understand thyroid problems,
this book is a great place to begin. The third edition has been
revised and updated. (244 pgs. Illus. with graphs drawings and clinical
photos) Available through TFA
The Thyroid Guide
by Beth Ann Ditikoff M.D. and Paul LoGerfo M.D.
Harper Collins Publisher’s Inc. New York, New York 2000.
The Thyroid Guide concentrates
on specific thyroid problems: hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid
nodules, cancer, and surgery. Written by two thyroid surgeons this
book gives an overview of the thyroid and its functions, choosing
a thyroid surgeon, medications, pediatric thyroid and pregnancy
complications. Understanding the frequent questions asked by thyroid
patients, this study is an utilitarian reference that will help
patients understand diagnosis, treatment and maintenance of a healthy
thyroid. (171 pgs., Illus. with drawings) Available through TFA
Your Thyroid Gland: Guide for
Thyroid Patients by Gary W. Edelson
M.D., Michael Garcia M.D., Michael M. Kaplan M.D., Donald A Meier
M.D., and Charles I.Taylor M.D. Harper Collins Publishers Inc. New
York, New York 3rd edition 1993
(Your Thyroid Gland, is a slim
volume that supplies concentrated information in individual chapters
for patients with questions about their specific thyroid problems.)
Filled with clinical photographs and common questions in bold type,
this book will help to fill in the gaps between physician and patients
by answering common questions and illustrating medical success with
before and after photographs, for each thyroid malady. (46 pgs.
Illustrated with b/w photos) Available through TFA
Thyroid Cancer: A Guide for Patients
edited by Douglas Von Nostrand M.D. FACP, FACNP, Gary Bloom, and
Leonard Wartofsky, M.D. MACP, Keystone Press, Baltimore, Md. 2004.
Contracting thyroid cancer is an overwhelming and stressful event.
The best way to counter fear and begin the road to health is with
accurate information. This book covers all aspects of thyroid cancer
and its remedies in chapters written by leading thyroid specialists
and cancer doctors to give hope and information to those afflicted.
More than just a clinical and scientific study, this book addresses
individual concerns and includes the patient’s bill of rights.
The advice found in this book by doctors, psychiatrists, and thyroid
cancer survivors, show that this disease is usually controllable
and ultimately curable. (337 pgs., illustrated with b/w photos)
Thyroid Disease, the Facts
by R.I.S. Bayliss KCVO, MD, FRCP and W.M.G. Tunbridge MD,
FRCP. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1991.
Much like Your Thyroid, A Home Reference,
this book is an excellent review of thyroid issues for patients.
Written by two top British Thyroidologists using a question and
answer format, Thyroid Disease the Facts
can help thyroid patients quickly find the answers to their own
specific thyroid problems. Written for laymen, the authors explain
thyroid conditions in simple metaphors: (Hypothyroidism is like
a 45 R.P.M. record played at 33 1/3, hyperthyroidism is the opposite.)
This book is a comfort for anxious patients. (134 pgs. Illustrated
with photos and drawings) 3rd edition Paperback is still in print
and available.
The Thyroid Book, A Book for Patients
What goes Wrong and How to Beat It by Martin Surks
M.D. St. Martin’s Press, New York 1993.
Another omnibus book concerning thyroid problems, Dr. Surks also
explains thyroid tests, their need and usual cost. Pro-active in
nature this edition explains how diagnosis is made and what patients
need to be aware of in order to expedite their physician’s
care and what to expect from their treatment. Also includes contacts
for thyroid support groups. (192 pgs.) Available through TFA.
Could it be My Thyroid?
By Sheldon Rubenfeld M.D. F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E., (Self-published)
2002
Another book for the un-initiated, Dr. Rubenfeld’s work
is chock full of patient’s stories and explanations for those
who suddenly develop thyroid complications, or suspect that they
have developed them. Dr. Rubenfeld has also listed many celebrities
and athletes who have had thyroid problems but are now healthy.
This book demonstrates that thyroid problems affect people from
all walks of life, and that sufferers should not feel they are alone
in their plight, and assures patients that proper medical attention
can return them to a normal and healthy life. (443. pgs illustrated
with drawings and pictures) 2nd edition.
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