ROJoson PEP Talk: National Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week - 2022

1. Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have an
understanding of
fundamentals and
generalities of
THYROID CANCER in
their health
management.
October 1, 2022
1400H - 1500H
Via Zoom
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

2. Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have an
understanding of
fundamentals and
generalities of
THYROID CANCER in
their health
management.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
ROJoson PEP Talk
I have a Patient
Empowerment
Program in which I
like to empower the
lay people or
patients to take
control in the
management of
their health.

3. There are 3 courses
in the PEP Talk.
I completed the Core
Course on October 9,
2021.

4. From October 23,
2021 onwards, I have
been tackling Health
Disorder and Health
Issue Courses. This
may take 3 years or
longer.

5. Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have an
understanding of
fundamentals and
generalities of
THYROID CANCER in
their health
management.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
My PEP TALK today is
entitled:
National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness
Week – 2022.

6. Contents:
• When is National Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week in
the Philippines?
• What are the objectives of National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week?
• How do we observe the National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week? You and Me?
• What are ROJoson’s specific contributions to the
National Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week in the
Philippines in 2022?
• What are the objectives, target impact and target
outcome of the WEEK?
• What are the focused contents of ROJoson PEP Talk on
THYROID CANCER Awareness for the Filipinos?
• Recognition of ROJoson Thyroid Cancer Survivors and
sharing of experience
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
Will give another
outline on this.

7. When is National Thyroid Cancer Awareness
Week in the Philippines?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

8. When is National Thyroid Cancer Awareness
Week in the Philippines?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
The Philippines, through Republic Act No. 10786
approved on May 2016, observes the National
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week every fourth
week of September every year.

9. What are the objectives of National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

10. What are the objectives of National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
“To ensure a meaningful observance of the week
as herein declared, a comprehensive public
education and awareness program shall be
undertaken to discuss the causes, consequences,
diagnoses, treatments, and prevention of thyroid
cancer.”
Republic Act No. 10786
National Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week

11. How do we observe the National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

12. How do we observe the National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week?
YOU
– Make efforts to know the “causes,
consequences, diagnoses, treatments, and
prevention of thyroid cancer.”
• Read.
• Attend lectures / talks provided by DOH and
other agencies (and ROJoson PEP Talk).
– Examine your body for a possible thyroid cancer.
• Do a self-examination of your thyroid gland.
• Consult a physician for a check or if you have
symptoms of thyroid disorder.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
If you do all these,
you are
EMPOWERING
YOURSELF.
You are contributing
to the goal of the
Awareness Week –
LESSEN the number
of Filipinos suffering
and dying from
thyroid cancer.

13. program
How do we observe the National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week?
ME – ROJoson
What are ROJoson’s specific contributions to the
National Cancer Awareness Week in the
Philippines in 2022?
ROJoson PEP Talk on Thyroid Cancer
AWARENESS - Patient Empowerment
Program (Education for Health
Development in the Philippines)
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
This will be my
contribution in 2022.

14. ROJoson PEP Talk: National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week - 2022
This will be my contribution to the national
program.
I will align my PEP Talk with the objectives of the
national program.
However, I will try to make my PEP Talk down-to-
earth (reasonable, simple and practical, cost-
effective-efficient, etc.), hopefully, to better
achieve the impact of the national program.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
“To ensure a meaningful
observance of the week
as herein declared, a
comprehensive public
education and
awareness program shall
be undertaken to discuss
the causes,
consequences,
diagnoses, treatments,
and prevention of
thyroid cancer.”
Republic Act No. 10786
National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week

15. ROJoson PEP Talk: National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week - 2022
This will be my contribution to the national
program.
I will target at least 10 Filipinos who will pass the
ROJ-OCIL-OLETE on Thyroid Cancer Awareness.
This will serve as one of the key performance
indicators of my contribution.
So, my request ----- pls. take and pass the OLETE.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
“To ensure a meaningful
observance of the week
as herein declared, a
comprehensive public
education and
awareness program shall
be undertaken to discuss
the causes,
consequences,
diagnoses, treatments,
and prevention of
thyroid cancer.”
Republic Act No. 10786
National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week

16. ROJoson PEP Talk: National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week – 2022
My objectives will be the following:
• To create awareness among Filipinos on
thyroid cancer for those who are still not
aware.
• To create more awareness among Filipinos on
thyroid cancer for those who have some
knowledge already on thyroid cancer.
• At least on the following: CCDTP (causes,
consequences, diagnoses, treatment,
prevention) of thyroid cancer
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
“To ensure a meaningful
observance of the week
as herein declared, a
comprehensive public
education and
awareness program shall
be undertaken to discuss
the causes,
consequences,
diagnoses, treatments,
and prevention of
thyroid cancer.”
Republic Act No. 10786
National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week

17. ROJoson PEP Talk: National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week - 2022
My objectives will be the following:
• To create awareness among Filipinos on
thyroid cancer for those who are still not
aware.
• To create more awareness among Filipinos on
thyroid cancer for those who have some
knowledge already on thyroid cancer.
• At least on the following: CCDTP (causes,
consequences, diagnoses, treatment,
prevention) of thyroid cancer
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
“To ensure a meaningful
observance of the week
as herein declared, a
comprehensive public
education and
awareness program shall
be undertaken to discuss
the causes,
consequences,
diagnoses, treatments,
and prevention of
thyroid cancer.”
Republic Act No. 10786
National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week
This awareness will be measured by my OLETE
(Online Learning cum Evaluation Test Exercise).
So, pls. take the OLETE and help me achieve my
objectives.

18. ROJoson PEP Talk: National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week - 2022
My targeted IMPACT:
Through EDUCATION and PATIENT
EMPOWERMENT,
• Lessen the number of Filipinos dying and
suffering from thyroid cancer because of late
consult and treatment.
I will promote early diagnosis and
treatment in my PEP Talk.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

19. ROJoson PEP Talk: National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week - 2022
My targeted IMPACT:
Through EDUCATION and PATIENT
EMPOWERMENT,
• Lessen the number of Filipinos dying and
suffering from thyroid cancer because of late
consult and treatment.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
The impact cannot be to
save ALL! To prevent
death in ALL! To prevent
suffering in ALL!
THIS IS UNREALISTIC! It
cannot be 100%.
LESSENING the number
is more realistic and
reasonable.
Thus, the realistic and
reasonable strategy is to
promote early consult
and early treatment to
lessen number of death
and suffering.

20. ROJoson PEP Talk: National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week – 2022
My targeted IMPACT:
Through EDUCATION and PATIENT
EMPOWERMENT,
• Lessen the number of Filipinos dying and
suffering from thyroid cancer because of late
consult and treatment.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
I have to confess that I will
NOT be able to measure
the impact of my PEP Talk
adequately as it takes a
long time to see the
impact (YEARS!)
What I can just do are to
count the number of my
OLETE passers who
hopefully practice what
they learn – early
recognition, consult and
treatment and, of course,
count and review my
thyroid cancer survivors.

21. ROJoson PEP Talk: National Thyroid
Cancer Awareness Week - 2022
My targeted OUTCOME:
At least 10 FILIPINOS ARE EMPOWERED based on
the OLETE results.
At least 10 FILIPINOS pass the OLETE on CCDTP
(causes, consequences, diagnoses, treatment,
prevention) of thyroid cancer and MORE!
So, pls. take the OLETE and help me achieve my
targeted OUTCOME.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

22. • Where is the thyroid gland?
• What is thyroid cancer?
• What are the causes of thyroid cancer? Ways to
prevent thyroid cancer?
• When to suspect one may have thyroid cancer?
• How to self-screen for thyroid cancer? How to do self-
examination of the thyroid gland?
• What are the consequences of thyroid cancers if not
diagnosed and treated early?
• What cost-effective diagnostic tests are usually being
done for thyroid cancer suspect?
• What are the usual treatment for thyroid cancer?
• What is prognosis after treatment for majority of
thyroid cancer and with early treatment?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
What are the focused contents of ROJoson PEP Talk on
THYROID CANCER Awareness for the Filipinos?

23. Where is the thyroid gland?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

24. Where is the thyroid gland?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
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It is at the front, central neck.
Normally, the thyroid gland is NOT palpable or
barely palpable.

25. What is thyroid cancer?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

26. What is thyroid cancer?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
Thyroid cancer is cancer originating in the
thyroid gland.
There are 3 common types in the Philippines:
- Papillary carcinoma (most common)
- Follicular carcinoma
- Anaplastic carcinoma (least common among
the 3)

27. What are the causes of thyroid cancer? Ways to
prevent?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

28. What are the causes of thyroid cancer? Ways to
prevent?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
Except for people with excessive exposure to
radiation on the neck, the cause is NOT known.
Anybody can have thyroid cancer with the exact
cause not being established. It just appears.
Again, except for avoiding excessive radiation
exposure to the neck, there is no other known
ways of prevention.

29. When to suspect one may have thyroid cancer?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

30. When to suspect one may have thyroid cancer?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
The starting point in suspecting thyroid cancer is
the palpation of a mass on the front central neck
(where the thyroid gland is located). The mass
may not be visible yet but palpable already. It
can be of any size and of any number (single or
multiple).

31. When to suspect one may have thyroid cancer?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
The starting point in suspecting thyroid cancer is
the palpation of a mass on the front central
neck.
Make sure the mass or
masses move with
swallowing for you to say
they are thyroid in origin.

32. When to suspect one may have thyroid cancer?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
The starting point in suspecting thyroid cancer is
the palpation of a mass on the front central
neck.
I said “starting point” -
because

33. When to suspect one may have thyroid cancer?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
The starting point in suspecting thyroid cancer is
the palpation of a mass on the front central
neck.
YOU DON’T SUSPECT THYROID CANCER IF
THERE IS NO PALPABLE MASS.
NOTE: A thyroid
mass seen on
ultrasound and
other imaging
studies will also
prompt suspicion of
thyroid cancer.

34. When to suspect one may have thyroid cancer?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
The starting point in suspecting thyroid cancer is
the palpation of a mass on the front central neck
(on the thyroid gland).
SO, PALPATE YOUR NECK REGULARLY AT
LEAST ONCE A MONTH.
If there is NO palpable mass on the
thyroid gland, then don’t worry about
thyroid cancer.

35. How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

36. How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
ROJoson Personal Recommendations:
• Neck and thyroid self-examination
monthly starting at age 18 and onwards
• If a mass is felt, consult a physician
right away.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

37. How to do self-examination of the thyroid
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer

38. How to do self-examination of the thyroid
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer

39. How to do self-examination of the thyroid
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
Possible findings on self-examination of the thyroid

40. How to do self-examination of the thyroid
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
NOT a thyroid cancer
suspect.
If there is NO palpable
mass on the thyroid gland,
then don’t worry about
thyroid cancer.

41. How to do self-examination of the thyroid
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
Possible findings on self-examination of the thyroid
If thyroid nodule/s or
mass/es is/are
palpated, thyroid
cancer is a possibility.

42. Suspect thyroid cancer if lump
/ lumps are
• HARD in consistency
• FIXED
• Accompanied by
• Persistent and
progressive hoarseness
• another lump on the side
of the neck (lymph node)
• a distant mass suggestive
of spread (bones / lungs)
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
How to do self-examination of the thyroid Cues for
malignancy

43. Suspect thyroid cancer if lump
/ lumps are
• HARD in consistency
• FIXED
• Accompanied by
• Persistent and
progressive hoarseness
• another lump on the side
of the neck (lymph node)
• a distant mass suggestive
of spread (bones / lungs)
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
How to do self-examination of the thyroid Cues for
malignancy

44. Suspect thyroid cancer if lump
/ lumps are
• HARD in consistency
• FIXED
• Accompanied by
• Persistent and
progressive hoarseness
• another lump on the side
of the neck (lymph node)
• a distant mass suggestive
of spread (bones / lungs)
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
How to do self-examination of the thyroid
Cues for
malignancy

45. Suspect thyroid cancer if lump
/ lumps are
• HARD in consistency
• FIXED
• Accompanied by
• Persistent and
progressive hoarseness
• another lump on the side
of the neck (lymph node)
• a distant mass suggestive
of spread (bones / lungs)
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
How to do self-examination of the thyroid Cues for
malignancy

46. Suspect thyroid cancer if lump
/ lumps are
• HARD in consistency
• FIXED
• Accompanied by
• Persistent and
progressive hoarseness
• another lump on the side
of the neck (lymph node)
• a distant mass suggestive
of spread (bones / lungs)
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
How to do self-examination of the thyroid Cues for
malignancy

47. Suspect thyroid cancer if lump
/ lumps are
• HARD in consistency
• FIXED
• Accompanied by
• Persistent and
progressive hoarseness
• another lump on the side
of the neck (lymph node)
• a distant mass suggestive
of spread (bones / lungs)
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
How to self-screen for thyroid cancer
How to do self-examination of the thyroid In the absence of
cues for
malignancy,
more likely,
the lump / lumps
are BENIGN, NOT
CANCER (more
common).

48. What are the consequences of thyroid cancers?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

49. What are the consequences of thyroid cancers?
Continuous growth of mass or tumor or nodule.
Invasion of the surrounding tissues.
Spread to lymph nodes and to distant organs.
Death.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

50. What are the consequences of thyroid cancers?
Continuous growth of mass or tumor or nodule.
Invasion of the surrounding tissues.
Spread to lymph nodes and to distant organs.
Death.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

51. Behavior of
common types of
thyroid cancers
• Papillary
cancers
• Follicular
cancers
• Anaplastic
cancers
Papillary thyroid cancers usually spread via
the lymph channels (lymph nodes on the
neck)
Follicular thyroid cancers usually spread
via the blood channels
Most common sites of metastasis:
• Bones
• Lungs
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
What are the consequences of thyroid cancers?

52. Behavior of
common types of
thyroid cancers
• Papillary
cancers
• Follicular
cancers
• Anaplastic
cancers
Anaplastic thyroid cancers usually cause
suffocation.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
What are the consequences of thyroid cancers?

53. EARLY RECOGNITION, DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT ARE OF PRIME IMPORTANCE
TO AVOID SUFFERING AND DEATH FROM
THYROID CANCERS.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
What are the consequences of thyroid cancers?

54. National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
What cost-effective diagnostic tests are usually
being done for thyroid cancer suspect after
physical examination?

55. • Ultrasound of the thyroid gland / neck
• Needle biopsy
Note: Thyroid function tests (FT3, FT4, TSH) not
diagnostic for thyroid cancers.
Should NOT be routinely done – waste of
resources.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
What cost-effective diagnostic tests are usually
being done for thyroid cancer suspect after
physical examination?

56. • Ultrasound of the thyroid gland / neck
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
What cost-effective diagnostic tests are usually
being done for thyroid cancer suspect?
Be wary of the
readings.
Becoming more
complicated with the
TIRADS (Thyroid Imaging
Reporting and Data
Systems) – with a lot of
alarming reports.
Have a thyroid clinician
specialist interpret
reports.

57. • Needle biopsy
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
• What cost-effective diagnostic tests are usually
being done for thyroid cancer suspect?

58. What are the usual treatment for thyroid cancer?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

59. What are the usual treatment for thyroid cancer?
Surgery is the primary treatment.
May be subtotal or total thyroidectomy with or
without neck dissection of lymph nodes
depending on extent of cancer.
Radioactive iodine therapy may be given after
surgery.
External beam radiation may be considered for
late stages and anaplastic carcinomas.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

60. What is prognosis after treatment for majority of
thyroid cancer and with early treatment?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

61. What is prognosis after treatment for majority of
thyroid cancer and with early treatment?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
Depends on the type of thyroid cancer
Best prognosis: Papillary Cancers (most common)
Follicular Cancers
Worst prognosis: Anaplastic Cancers (least
common) [5-year survival rate =7%]
Papillary Cancers
One study cited:
5-year survival rate: 97%
10-year survival rate: 95%
20-year survival rate: 90%
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih
.gov/pmc/articles/PMC58
01380/
Follicular Cancers
Though survival rates
lower than those of
papillary cancers, they are
near the vicinity (ex. Near
100% for papillary ca; 98%
for follicular ca)

62. What is prognosis after treatment for majority of
thyroid cancer and with early treatment?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
Depends on the type of thyroid cancer
Best prognosis: Papillary Cancers (most common)
Follicular Cancers
Worst prognosis: Anaplastic Cancers (least
common) [5-year survival rate =7%]
Papillary Cancers
One study cited:
5-year survival rate: 97%
10-year survival rate: 95%
20-year survival rate: 90%
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih
.gov/pmc/articles/PMC58
01380/
Follicular Cancers
Though survival rates
lower than those of
papillary cancers, they are
near the vicinity (ex. Near
100% for papillary ca; 98%
for follicular ca)
So, go for early recognition,
diagnosis and surgical
treatment of thyroid cancer
to have a better chance for
cure and to avoid unwanted
suffering and death!

63. ROJoson Registry of Thyroid Cancer Survivors and
Recognition
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

64. ROJoson Registry of Thyroid Cancer Survivors and
Recognition
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
To better convince you of the importance of early
recognition, diagnosis and surgical treatment (and
to inspire you), I will now present to you my
registry of thyroid cancer survivors whom I have
treated from 1982 up to the present (about 40
years).
Criterion for inclusion in this registry: at least 10
years in remission after a thyroid cancer
operation.
NOTE: this is a partial list (not all followed-up).
25 Thyroid Cancer
Survivors in the
Registry
https://sites.google.com/s
ite/rojosonscancersurvivo
rs/home
https://sites.google.com/s
ite/rojosonscancersurvivo
rs2

65. ROJoson Registry of Thyroid Cancer Survivors and
Recognition
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Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
Range of Remission: 10 years to 40 years
31 to 40 years - 11
21 to 30 years - 5
11 to 20 years – 9
Only one has been documented to have died of
recurrence of thyroid cancer (but she lived for
about 12 years after the operation).
25 Thyroid Cancer
Survivors in the
Registry
https://sites.google.com/s
ite/rojosonscancersurvivo
rs/home
https://sites.google.com/s
ite/rojosonscancersurvivo
rs2

66. ROJoson Registry of Thyroid Cancer Survivors and
Recognition
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
As of 2022
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Leticia Cacho – 40 years in Remission
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Lourdes Gonzalez – 35 Years in Remission
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Carolina Lagoy – 35 Years in Remission
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Jean Bella Tipace – 34 Years in Remission
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Aida Antonio – 34 Years in Remission
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Virginia Gawaran – 34 Years in Remission
Thyroid Cancer Survivor LeonieL –33 Years in Remission
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Lucia Desembrana – 32 Years in Remission
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Ramil Adriano – 31 Years in Remission
Thyroid Cancer Survivor Letty Kuan - 31 Years in Remission

67. ROJoson Registry of Thyroid Cancer Survivors and
Recognition
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Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
As of 2022 –
Nelida Gedalanga – 29 Years in Remission
Araceli Soria – 25 Years in Remission
Vivian Olanan – 22 Years in Remission
Ramona Tapia – 21 Years in Remission
Marjorie Acosta – 19 Years in Remission
Alicia de la Cruz – 19 Years in Remission
SZFranco - 19 Years in Remission
Luzvilla Janeo – 18 Years in Remission
N. Arbis – 17 Years in Remission
HC – 17 Years in Remission
Cynthia Colle – 16 Years in Remission
MPPoblxtx – 10 Years in Remission
Tita Buenafe - 11 Years

68. ROJoson Registry of Thyroid Cancer Survivors
and Recognition
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

69. ROJoson Registry of Thyroid Cancer Survivors and
Recognition
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

70. ROJoson Registry of Thyroid Cancer Survivors and
Recognition
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

71. ROJoson Registry of Thyroid Cancer Survivors
and Recognition
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

72. Contents:
• When is National Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week in
the Philippines?
• What are the objectives of National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week?
• How do we observe the National Thyroid Cancer
Awareness Week? You and Me?
• What are ROJoson’s specific contributions to the
National Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week in the
Philippines in 2022?
• What are the objectives, target impact and target
outcome of the WEEK?
• What are the focused contents of ROJoson PEP Talk on
THYROID CANCER Awareness for the Filipinos?
• Recognition of ROJoson Thyroid Cancer Survivors and
sharing of experience
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
Will give another
outline on this.
Summary
Take Away

73. • Where is the thyroid gland?
• What is thyroid cancer?
• What are the causes of thyroid cancer? Ways to
prevent thyroid cancer?
• When to suspect one may have thyroid cancer?
• How to self-screen for thyroid cancer? How to do self-
examination of the thyroid gland?
• What are the consequences of thyroid cancers if not
diagnosed and treated early?
• What cost-effective diagnostic tests are usually being
done for thyroid cancer suspect?
• What are the usual treatment for thyroid cancer?
• What is prognosis after treatment for majority of
thyroid cancer and with early treatment?
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022
What are the focused contents of ROJoson PEP Talk on
THYROID CANCER Awareness for the Filipinos?
Summary
Take Away

74. Take Away in
relation to
Patient
Empowerment
Be always in touch with reliable medical
information on THYROID CANCER.
Knowledge is power; it gives power.
Use the 4Ks of Patient Empowerment:
Kaalaman, Kakayanan, Karapatan and
Kapangyarihan
to gain greater control over decisions in
medical management of oneself by
knowing the fundamentals and
generalities of THYROID CANCER in their
health management.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022

75. Empowerment
objective - for
laypeople to have an
understanding of
fundamentals and
generalities of
THYROID CANCER in
their health
management.
National
Thyroid Cancer
Awareness
Week - 2022