▼World Thyroid Day-世界甲狀腺日－chingnessu的部落格

World Thyroid Day, May 25,
was established in 2008 for the purpose of
promoting awareness of thyroid disease among
the world's population as part of a campaign led by
the European Thyroid Association (ETA; www.eurothyroid.com)
and the American Thyroid Association (ATA; www.thyroid.org).

Thyroid disease afflicts people of all ages and
can damage the growth and development of
the mind and body of babies and children.

Among all races, nationalities, and both genders,
thyroid disease is an increasingly recognized global problem.
Thyroid failure remains one of the major international causes
of reduced intelligence and thyroid cancer is
one of the most increasing of all human cancers.

The aim of World Thyroid Day is
to emphasize how common such thyroid diseases are and
to focus the urgent need for education and
prevention programs to overcome these major afflictions.

Through the establishment of World Thyroid Day,
we hope to propagate increased knowledge among physicians
and the public regarding the complexity of thyroid disease pathology,
and its treatment, and to draw attention to the need for
increased research to offer the millions of thyroid patients
improved care both now and in the future.

Media activities will occur on this day throughout Europe
and North America to increase political and
public attention on thyroid disease worldwide.