Oncology & Cancer

Charting a new path for pediatric thyroid cancer treatment

Thyroid cancer is the most common type of endocrine cancer in children. Because it is bilateral—affecting both sides (lobes) of the thyroid—in more than one third of pediatric patients, initial treatment typically involves ...

Surgery

Thyroidectomy complication rate down when surgeon volume up

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing total thyroidectomy, the occurrence rate of complications decreases as annual surgeon volumes increase, according to a study published online July 25 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck ...

Oncology & Cancer

Total thyroidectomy improves HRQoL in Hashimoto thyroiditis

(HealthDay)—For patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis with persistent symptoms despite normal thyroid gland function, total thyroidectomy, but not medical management, improves health-related quality of life and fatigue, according ...