The group producing the 3rd edition of the guidelines includes several new contributors from a wider range of
disciplines. The new edition incorporates recent evidence and promotes further the survivorship agenda by
emphasising the importance of quality of life and sparing patients with low risk of recurrence or mortality, unnecessary
treatments. Patient engagement and participation in decision making is highlighted. The role of new and emerging
treatments in advanced disease is also included. Ultrasound of the neck performed by an expert operator is invaluable
in the investigation of suspected cases of thyroid cancer and a new chapter is devoted to describing how to best
utilise this technique. Additional chapters include microcarcinoma, anaplastic thyroid cancer and survivorship.