CHICAGO – Despite uncertainty about the appropriate use of radioactive iodine after surgery for different stages of thyroid cancer, between 1990 and 2008 its use has increased among patients with all ...

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New UK guidelines for the treatment of hyperthyroidism, including Graves' disease, place heavier emphasis on the use of radioactive iodine as the frontline treatment for patients unlikely to remain ...

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Using nine US SEER cancer registries (1975-2017), we estimated relative risks (RRs) for solid and hematologic malignancies associated with RAI (yes v no or unknown) using Poisson regression among ≥ 5- ...

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A new treatment involving a gel-like substance and radioactive iodine-131 eliminated pancreatic tumors in 75% of mice. The corresponding study was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. "We did a ...

A recent thyroid procedure I had involved taking an iodine pill that made me highly radioactive. For about a month I was a danger to others and had to follow a long list of safety rules. My photos — ...

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CHICAGO – Treatment of hyperthyroidism with surgery or radioactive iodine significantly extends survival compared to antithyroid medication, while surgery raises the risk for obesity, new data from a ...