- 27,000,000 people in the US and 200 million woldwide have a Thyroid Disorder.
- Of the 27 million people above about half are undiagnosed.
- 37,000 new cases of Graves' Diseased are diagnosed each year in the US.
- 80% of all cases of Graves' Disease are diagnosed in females.
- 20% of Thyroid Storm cases end in death.
- 80% of all Thyroid Disease cases are diagnosed as Hypothyroidism and 20% Hyperthyroidism.
- Females are fives times more likely to develop a hypothyroid disease condition over males.
- 20% of people with Diabetes will experience an onset of a thyroid disorder.
- 50% of children with parents having a thyroid disorder may develop a thyroid disorder themselves by age 40.
People you may know with Thyroid Disorders
Oprah Winfrey | America's famous daytime diva Oprah Winfrey - Hyperthyroid |
Rod Stewart | America famous singer - Benign thyroid nodules |
Roger Ebert | Film critic best known for his thumbs up/thumbs down ratings of films - Thyroid Cancer |
Tipper Gore | Tipper Gore, wife of former vice president Al Gore - Thyroid Nodules |
Catherine Bell | Actress Catherine Bell (JAG, Army Wives) - Thyroid Cancer |
Kelly Osbourne | Reality TV personality and singer Kelly Osbourne -- daughter of reality TV's Sharon Osbourne and her rocker husband Ozzy - Hypothyroid |
Kim Cattrall | Sex and the City actress - Hashimoto's disease |
George Bush, Barbara Bush | Former president and former first lady - Graves' Disease |
Kim Alexis | Former Model - Hypothyroid |
Joe Piscopo | Comedian and actor - Thyroid Cancer |
Linda Ronstadt | Singer - Hypothyroid |
Gail Devers | Olympic medallist - Graves' Disease |
Toni Childs | Singer - Graves' Disease |
Dan Snyder | Billionaire Redskins owner and entertainment entrepreneur - Thyroid Cancer |
Jillian Michaels | Fitness expert - Hypothyroid |
Marc Ian Barash | Author - Tumor |
Nanci Griggit | Folk Singer - Thyroid cancer |
Richard Crenna | Actor - Thyroid disease |
Karen Smyers | Caliber triathlete - Graves' disease |
Eli Marero | Baseball Player - Thyroid tumor |
Jerry Dipoto | Baseball Player - Hypothyroid with tumor |
Megan Stendebach | Singer - Thyroid cancer |
Ayaka | Japanese singer/songwriter |
Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee | Hong Kong actress |
Marty Feldman | British comedian |
Diane Finley | Canadian cabinet minister |
Faith Ford | American Actress |
Sia Furler | Australian singer |
Nadezhda Krupskaya | he wife of Lenin |
Barbara Leigh | An American former actress and fashion model, now spokeswomen for the National Graves' Disease Foundation |
Y?ko Miyamura | Japanese voice actress |
Christopher Monckton | 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley |
Christina Georgina Rossetti | British Victorian Poet |
Cecil Spring-Rice | British Ambassador to the USA from 1912 to 1918 |
Mary Webb | English author and poet |
Sofia Vergara | ABC's "Modern Family" actress - a thyroid cancer survivor. |
Nia Vardalos | My Big Fat Greek Wedding star - thyroid condition. |
Mary-louise Parker | Star of "Weeds" and "West Wing," - hypothyroidism |
Katee Sackoff | Actress - thyroid cancer. |
Carl Lewis | Olympic athlete - hypothyroidism |
Isaac Asimov | thyroid cancer |
Faith Ford | Plays Corky on "Murphy Brown" - hyperthyroid |
Muhammed Ali | thyroid disease |
Ben Crenshaw | World class golfer. |
Pat Bradley | Top player in the Ladies Professional Golfers Association. |
Patty Berg | Winner of the first Women's National Open Golf Tournament in 1946 and member of the LPGA Hall of fame. |
William Rehnquist | U.S. Chief Justice |
Bobby Labonte | NASCAR Driver - Graves' Disease |
Jennifer Grey | Actress - Thyroid Cancer |