Oncology & Cancer
Treating thyroid cancer
Nearly 44,000 new cases of thyroid cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and more than 2,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.
Oct 2, 2023
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Thyroid Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
All thyroid cancers are not 'created equal'— avoiding unnecessary or 'excessive' treatment
More Americans are being diagnosed with thyroid cancer than ever before—over the past 25 years its incidence has tripled. This year alone, more than 50,000 people in the U.S., the majority of them of women, will receive ...
Jul 25, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Trial makes thyroid cancer treatment safer and shorter
A new gold standard for thyroid cancer treatment has been set, reducing radiation doses to just one third of the current level, according to research from the CRUK-UCL Cancer Trials Centre. The results are published in New ...
May 4, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
First guidelines from the American Thyroid Association: Managing thyroid nodules, cancer in children
Previous guidelines from the American Thyroid Association (ATA) for evaluating and managing thyroid nodules and thyroid cancers targeted adults. Recognizing the potential differences in clinical presentation and long-term ...
Apr 22, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover molecular signature for aggressive thyroid cancer
A molecular signature that predicts aggressive thyroid cancer could help guide treatment approaches for patients, according to a study published in the journal Cell Genomics.
Sep 29, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Next-gen sequencing test identifies cancerous thyroid nodules with high degree of accuracy
A next-generation sequencing test is successfully predicting which thyroid nodules are cancerous and require surgical removal, reducing the need for multiple invasive diagnostic procedures, according to researchers at the ...
Sep 15, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Three thyroid cancer drugs approved for NHS in England
Three thyroid cancer treatments have been approved for routine use on the NHS in England.
Feb 26, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
What you should know about thyroid cancer in adolescents, young adults
Cancer is often thought of as a disease that affects older people, and with the median age of a cancer diagnosis at 66 years, it does. But cancer can be diagnosed at any age.
Sep 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds worse survival when specific thyroid cancers spread to bone
When cancer metastases, bone unwittingly offers a friendly place for tumor cell growth—only to have its hospitality betrayed by pathologic fractures, spinal cord compression, the need for bone surgery or irradiation, and ...
Apr 14, 2017
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Medical research
Study finds cancer mapping may solve puzzle of regional disease links
QUT researchers have used nationwide cancer mapping statistics to develop a new mathematical model so health professionals can further question patterns relating to the disease.
Aug 13, 2020
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