About This Educational Activity

Title: You and Thyroid Cancer – An Animated Patient^® Guide to Thyroid Cancer
Launch date: September 21, 2026

This educational activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of patients and caregivers affected by thyroid cancer.

This educational activity has been developed by The THANC (Thyroid, Head & Neck Cancer) Foundation, ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc., and Mechanisms in Medicine Inc.

Support: This activity is supported by independent educational grants from Bayer, Eisai, Lilly, Rigel, THANC Foundation Board of Directors, and The Rosenfield Family.

This website is part of the Animated Patient^® series developed by Mechanisms in Medicine Inc., to provide highly visual formats of learning for patients to improve their understanding, make informed decisions, and partner with their healthcare professionals for optimal outcomes.

Faculty:

Dr. Catherine F. Sinclair, BSc(Biomed), MBBS(Hons), FRACS, FACS
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Editor-in-Chief, VideoEndocrinology
Melbourne, Australia

Dr. R. Michael Tuttle, MD
Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Chief, Endocrinology Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, USA

Conflict of Interest Disclosures:

Mechanisms in Medicine Inc. is committed to providing its learners with high quality educational activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this educational activity:

• Dr. Catherine F. Sinclair, BSc(Biomed), MBBS(Hons), FRACS, FACS – Nothing to disclose
• Dr. R. Michael Tuttle, MD – Nothing to disclose

Disclaimer:

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance their own personal development.

• The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management.
• Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should be discussed with your physician.

Technical Requirements:

YouAndThyroidCancer.com is an internet-based educational program available on Mac and PC. Click here to view Technical Requirements