Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Childhood papillary thyroid cancer (CPTC) often presents with advanced disease but rarely results in cause-specific mortality (CSM). Controversy remains regarding optimal management and association with non-thyroid second primary malignancies (NSPM). We analyzed outcome in 189 CPTC patients and assessed the influence of radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) and the utility of the American Thyroid Association risk-groups (ATA-R) in predicting tumor recurrence (TR)....

Background: Transition of diabetes care from adolescents to adulthood remains a challenging field due to many social, demographic, and economic factors. During the transition phase, strong emphasis should be placed on encouraging teens to assume self-care and self-management of their diabetes through guided practice of physical and practical skills needed once they transition to adult care.Objectives: Through the Medicaid 1115 Waiver-Delivery System Refo...