Comprehensive Data Collection and Follow-Up for Patients With Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal Disease
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
The goal of this data review study is to collect data to learn more about thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disease.
Description
If participant or participant's child agrees to take part in this study, information from the medical record will be recorded and entered into a research database at MD Anderson. Researchers will use this data to learn more about participant's or participant's child's current or suspected illness, surgery, and/or recovery as well as participant's or participant's child's medical history. Length of Study Participant's or participant's child's active participation on this study will be over after 15 years. Follow-Up Phone Calls Starting about 2-3 years after participant's or participant's chil…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Not specified
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. All patients that are being seen at MD Anderson with diagnosed or suspected endocrine disease. Patients will be selected from patients undergoing evaluation and/or treatment in the Endocrine Center, either by selection from a participating Endocrine physician or by screening from study personnel for patients scheduled to be seen in the Endocrine Clinic. 2. In addition, we intend to contact family members of patients who are enrolled on the study, and found to be deceased at follow-up, to request permission to obtain cause of death, to determine whether cause of death ma…
Interventions
- OtherData Collection
Participant information collected from either source document or direct participant response.
- BehavioralFollow Up
Participants followed up at the return to clinic visits. If participant cannot come to clinic, either a questionnaire mailed requesting follow-up, or participant called. Participants followed for a length of 15 years at intervals of every 2-3 years.
Location
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas