Oncology & Cancer
Thyroid cancer: treatment and prognosis
Dear Mayo Clinic: How is thyroid cancer treated? Does it always require taking out the thyroid? When is iodine treatment used, and how does that work?
Mar 21, 2017
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News tagged with thyroid gland
Oncology & Cancer
Clinical trial for genetic cancer test to offer safe thyroid-preserving surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists and doctors are embarking on the first-ever clinical trial to determine if a genetic test they pioneered could successfully spare patients with nonaggressive thyroid ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hypothyroidism, spinach and kale
Dear Mayo Clinic: I have hypothyroidism and take medication for it. When researching online, I read that I should avoid kale and spinach. Is this true? I enjoy a kale or spinach smoothie almost daily and don't want to give ...
Jan 5, 2017
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Surgery
Surgeons remove thyroid gland through hidden incision underneath the lip
A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), led by William B. Inabnet III, MD, the Eugene W. Friedman, MD, Professor of Surgery and Chair for the Department of Surgery at MSBI and Chief of Endocrine Surgery Quality ...
Nov 30, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hashimoto's thyroiditis—will diet alone help?
Dear Mayo Clinic: I just turned 30 and recently was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. I'm wondering about whether it can be cured or if I will have to take medication for the rest of my life. I've read the Autoimmune ...
Nov 28, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Removal of lobe instead of total thyroid may benefit papillary thyroid cancer patients
Most Americans with thyroid cancer have an operation to remove the thyroid gland, but those with a smaller, less-threatening form of thyroid cancer may be missing out on a less extensive, less costly, and safer operation ...
Oct 19, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hypothyroidism symptoms linger despite medication use, normal blood tests
About 15 percent of the 10-12 million people in the U.S. with hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid, continue to feel sick despite following the standard of care recommended by the American Thyroid Association. Physicians ...
Oct 12, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thyroid health important to all, says expert
Thyroid problems are five to eight times more likely to impact women than men. However, Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Ruchi Gaba cautions that any person, regardless of gender or age, can be affected by thyroid issues.
Sep 15, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Thyroid cancer 'epidemic' down to overdiagnosis: study
A reported epidemic of thyroid cancer in rich countries is in fact mainly due to overdiagnosis driven by new technologies, the UN's cancer research agency said Thursday.
Aug 18, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Thyroid tumor: It takes two to tango
Autonomous adenomas are the most common benign tumors of the thyroid gland. Mutations in two genes account for around 70 percent of the cases. Scientists from the University of Würzburg (Germany) have now discovered another ...
Aug 8, 2016
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