>Re: ARCHIVE INDEX: INTRODUCTORY & MISCELLANEOUS (updated repost)

[Guest guest]

Thanks, , for putting this together for us. This is a tremendous

help.

Anita in TX

>

> ThyCa SUPPORT GROUP INDEX

> OF LETTERS & SUBJECTS

>

> Below is an index to letters which have been posted to the listserv

> since its beginning on this Yahoo site.

> To access these letters, go to ..........

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/messages

> and enter the message number into the small box marked " msg # "

> (or enter " http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/xxxx "

> in the URL, substituting the message number for the xx's).

>

> To search the archives further, go to

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca

> Scroll down to the empty box near the words " Search Archives " .

> Enter the word or subject you are searching for.

>

> NOTE: Please remember that because the listserv is uncensored,

> there is no guarantee to the veracity of anything posted here.

> As always, you must use your own judgment, and always consult

> your physician regarding any medical concerns.

>

> (if you have any comments or suggestions about how to make this

> index more useful, please let me know. I will try to update this

index

> with some regularity. - katiekabob@e... )

>

> =======================================================

>

> subscribing, unsubscribing, listowner addresses ....

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/ .....

> Scroll down to " Group Email Addresses "

>

> 15939 ..... official ThyCa listserv rules

> 12930 ..... ThyCa Rules! (a gentle reminder about determining

> which letters should be sent privately to another

member,

> and which should be sent to the whole group)

>

> 16233 ..... internet resources for thyca information

> 9772 ..... Asking for Dr. Ain's advice

> (Dr. Ain explains why he cannot give

> personalized medical advice)

>

> 13614 ..... thyroids 101

> (very brief explanation of what thyroids do - or

did)

>

> 13022 ..... thyroid tests & scans (links to helpful web sites)

>

> 21248 ..... ThyCa abbreviations

> 978 ..... 's ThyCa Glossary with a twist!

> 18478 ..... I've just been diagnosed - what comes next?

> 13888 ..... general treatment & follow up protocol

> (what to expect in the months following TT)

>

> 19477 ..... thyroid cancer staging info

> 15328 ..... " The Median Isn't the Message "

> (link to article by Jay Gould, who

died " 21 years after

> his initial diagnosis of an incurable cancer

with a median

> mortality of 8 months.)

>

> 5868 ..... history of nuclear medicine

> (more than you ever wanted to know)

>

> ==========================================

> GUIDELINES & PROTOCOLS:

>

> AACE (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)

> Thyroid Cancer Guidelines - surgery, treatment, follow up

> http://www.aace.com/clin/guidelines/thyroid_carcinoma.pdf

>

> 8646 .. NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

> Thyroid Carcinoma Practice Guidelines

> (article summarizing guidelines presented 3/99)

>

> MANAGEMENT OF PAPILLARY THYROID CANCER:

> http://www.cancernetwork.com/index.htm?News ---> click

on " cancers " , " head and neck " , then " thyroid cancer " , you'll see

an index of articles; click on " Management of Papillary Thyroid

Cancer "

> ==========================================

> KEEPING RECORDS:

>

> 24039 ..... thyca record keeping (archive index)

> ==========================================

>

> ASKING FOR HELP, TELLING THE KIDS

>

> 21097 ..... Asking for help from friends and family

>

> 12665 ..... " How does one go about telling the kids their mom has

cancer? "

> one question in a letter leads to a flurry of

responses

> (messages 12670 & 12671 may be linked from this

letter)

>

> 12676 ..... Telling the kids (beginning of a chain of responses to

question

> from list member, with links to messages #12683 &

12692)

> 12681 ..... Talking to kids about cancer (incl links to other

resources)

> 12689 ..... Telling your kids you have thyroid cancer

> (also see #12692 & 12697)

> 12716 ..... Talking to children about thyca

> (with links to messages 12721, 12723,12745 & 12758)

>

> 12764 ..... talking to kids about cancer

> (another member shares her experience)

> 26369 ..... talking to kids (link to advice from Dr. Phil)

> ==========================================

> SCHEDULING

>

> 24629 .. how much time off should I plan on? (Joan's TT schedule)

> 24621 .. member asks how much time off from work to plan on (follow

responses)

> 24708 .. Eve asks how long to plan on taking off while hypo

> ========================================

> MISCELLANEOUS:

>

> 9436 ..... blood pressure/pulse affected by being hypo/hyper (Dr.

Ain)

>

> THE BEST CANCER?

> (we hear the phrase way too often ...)

>

> 17421 .. who really has the best cancer?

> 938 .. is the description " best cancer " a disservice to patients?

> 24897 .. second opinions (from various sources)

>

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