ThyCARE (Thyroid and Thyroid CAncer REsearch)
Addressing thyroid health and improving the care of patients across the thyroid cancer continuum
1) Thyroid health services research. Dr. Haymart and the health services research team focus on research topics related to diagnosis, prognosis, management, and survivorship. The team's goal is to improve thyroid care and communication. The health services research team has experience with large national cancer registries, population based studies, and survey studies.
2) Thyroid cancer clinical trials. For over a decade, Dr. Worden has led the thyroid cancer clinical trials team at the University of Michigan. Clinical trials offer potential benefits to patients with advanced thyroid cancer. It is important for patients with advanced thyroid cancer to have treatment options readily available and to have a team of caregivers who are trained to manage these complex patients. Only through trials with novel therapeutics can we improve survival.
Collaborators include:
endocrinologists
oncologists
surgeons
geriatricians
primary care physicians
biostatisticians
health economists
epidemiologists
survey methodologists
Topics that can be addressed with the research:
The rise in thyroid cancer incidence and its implications
Quality of care
Decreasing low-value care
Variation in management
The role of physicians, patients, and caregivers in treatment decisions
Communication between physicians and patients
Thyroid cancer outcomes
Thyroid and aging
Thyroid conditions in vulnerable patient groups
Disparities in thyroid care
Use of imaging in thyroid cancer
Interventions to improve care
Resource utilization
Trial eligibility and enrollment
Novel agents to treat advanced thyroid cancer
Survivorship
Questions or Comments? Please contact Brittany Gay