A new study addresses the "holy grail" in thyroid oncology: how to jump-start radioactive iodine treatment when it stops working for patients with thyroid cancer. The investigators report that a ...

Adults with differentiated thyroid cancer have a high 10-year disease-specific survival, even with radioactive iodine not ...

Recurrent IRTC invading the upper aerodigestive tract remains a formidable clinical challenge. Management typically involves tracheal resection or laryngectomy, often with sacrifice of the recurrent ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of adults with hyperthyroidism, 93.9% were treated with antithyroid drugs. Adults who underwent surgery or ...

Differentiated thyroid cancer patients who receive radioiodine (RAI) treatment after surgery have increased relative survival rates compared to those who do not receive the treatment. According to new ...

MONTREAL — Pediatric patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) who are spared radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy show no increases in the risk of remission compared with those who do ...

Dedicated at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, on Oct. 8, 2021. On a spring day in Boston in 1941, a young doctor from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) met a woman for a drink. But this was ...

Thyroid cancer treatment depends on the person’s general health and the type and stage of the thyroid cancer. Typical treatments include surgery, radioactive iodine, and thyroid hormone replacement ...

Papillary thyroid cancer staging depends on age, with stage 2 involving distant spread in younger patients and larger tumors or regional spread in older patients. Diagnosis involves physical exams, ...