From Mary Shomon,
Your Guide to Thyroid Disease.
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January 2003 -- From late 2001 to 2002, a survey was conducted with readers of Mary Shomon’s various thyroid disease websites. Final results will be published later in 2003, but preliminary results, based on a tally of 907 respondents, are being published here, to bring increased visibility to thyroid issues to help highlight the January 2003 commemoration of Thyroid Awareness Month.

This is the first large-scale quality of life survey of thyroid patients, and the first to look at critical patient concerns such as unrelieved symptoms, weight problems, attitudes toward patient organizations, smoking behavior, and effective treatments and solutions.

A summary of the survey findings is located .

Detailed tables featuring survey responses and tallies are featured online. Click here to view the survey responses.