THYROID CANCER AWARENESS

HELPING PATIENTS LIVE LIFE FULLY.

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WE CAN FIGHT THYROID CANCER

TOGETHER

Approximately 179,000 women and 76,000 men worldwide will be challenged with a diagnosis of thyroid cancer this year.1During Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, we’re partnering with you to help encourage everyone to ask for a neck check during annual exams. Awareness and action are the most important steps toward helping your patients fight thyroid cancer—and continue to live life fully.

We’re inspired by the patients whose awareness and actions helped them overcome thyroid disease, including cancer. Here are their stories.

TURNING AWARENESS
INTO ACTION

Agnieszka Langer was aware of thyroid cancer, but as a healthy woman in her mid-forties, she never felt the urge to conduct self-checks for thyroid disease. But she happens to be the spouse of a Medtronic employee who was inspired by the company’s Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month campaign. He scheduled comprehensive screenings for them both and during Agnieszka’s exam, the doctor discovered a nodule that was confirmed with an ultrasound. She was referred to a specialist who recommended surgery.

Agnieszka was aware of thyroid cancer treatment and went out of her way to find a surgeon who included nerve monitoring during the procedure5. The surgery was successful, and Agnieszka got the best possible outcome ― a full recovery.

NERVE MONITORING
BECOMES PERSONAL

Vanessa Pachione never expected a video call might save her life. But in late 2020, the Medtronic Regulatory Affairs Specialist spoke to a friend who noticed swelling in her neck and chin during their virtual chat. Initially, the Sao Paolo, Brazil resident assumed it was pandemic weight gain. But following an exam, her endocrinologist delivered a surprising diagnosis: Papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Vanessa was reassured that the disease was caught early, which typically leads to a favorable outcome. But because of the pandemic, she had to wait for the procedure. She found comfort in the stories of thyroid disease survivors and when it came time for the procedure, Vanessa trusted a surgeon who used the NIMᵀᴹ* nerve monitoring system — technology she was familiar with through her regulatory role at Medtronic. Now she’s recovering and inspired to share her journey with others — encouraging them to regularly check their necks.

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LET’S FIGHT THYROID CANCER

TOGETHER

We understand the unique challenges related to treating head and neck disease — so together, we can drive awareness of thyroid cancer, encourage proper treatment, deliver surgical innovations that protect quality of life, and help your patients experience the best possible outcomes. To be successful, our focus must go beyond the thyroid gland. It’s how we will fight thyroid cancer, together, to help your patients live life fully.

We’re with you in this fight to overcome thyroid cancer. Learn more about how our exceptional programs and head and neck technologies have helped address clinical challenges and advance patient care.

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*Although many patients may benefit from the use of this treatment, results may vary

† In the U.S.

1. Deng Y, Li H, Wang M, et al. Global Burden of Thyroid Cancer From 1990 to 2017. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(6):e208759. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8759.

2. American Thyroid Association. http://www.thyroid.org/media-main/press-room/. Accessed July 8, 2021.

3. Dionigi G, et al. Why monitor the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery? J Endocrinal Invest. 2010; 33: 819-822.

4. Wilson JA, Deary IJ, Miller A, et al. The quality of life impact of dysphonia. Clin Otolaryng 2002;27:179-82.

5. Stopa M. Prognostic value of intraoperative neural monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in thyroid surgery. Langenbecks Arch Surg (2017) 402:957–964.

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