Endocrinology & Metabolism

Graves' disease: When the thyroid is overactive

Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that triggers the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormones than the body needs. It's the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid.

Health

Understanding iodine in nutrition

I studied it in school. I know it is a micronutrient that the body needs in teeny tiny amounts. But I hadn't thought much more about iodine until I was told to temporarily avoid it for an upcoming medical test.

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.

Health

Q&A: Women and thyroid disease

I recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects my body? Can I do anything to prevent having issues with my thyroid as I age?

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

First European map on iodine deficiency

Iodine deficiency (ID) is the world's leading cause of preventable brain damage. The EU-funded project EUthyroid has set up the first joint European database that can provide information on iodine status and thyroid disease ...

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?

Oncology & Cancer

Genetic factors behind radiation-induced thyroid cancer

Scientists have long sought to determine whether heredity is one of the factors responsible for increased risk of thyroid cancer, but their results have been inconclusive... until now.

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