Tag: Cancer: Thyroid
Overall Survival Poor in Unresected Anaplastic Thyroid CA
Positive correlation for radiation therapy dose and survival for study cohort, those receiving systemic tx
Prevalence of Anti-TSH Receptor Antibody High in Fibromyalgia
Prevalence of TRAb positivity was high compared with control populations in previous studies
USPSTF Continues to Recommend Against Thyroid Cancer Screening
Widespread routine thyroid cancer screening can lead to overdiagnosis, overtreatment
Shoulder-Related Issues Common After Thyroid Cancer Surgery
Patients with thyroid carcinoma have worse scores on disability, quality of life measures
Patient Age Linked to Survival in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Linear reduction in cancer-specific survival with increasing age, with no evidence of a cut point
Imaging Post-Thyroid Cancer Treatment Doesn’t Always Benefit
Dramatic increase in imaging, but only radioiodine scans associated with improved survival
Dose Escalation in IMRT Slows Progression of Thyroid Cancer
Local-regional failure in WDTC mostly occurs outside of 70 Gy volume and in peri-esophageal region
Thyroid Cancer Risk Up Following Breast Cancer and Vice Versa
Review finds odds up for developing thyroid or breast cancer as secondary malignancy after the other
Review Links Obesity to Increased Thyroid Cancer Risk
Positive link to papillary, follicular, anaplastic thyroid cancer; inverse link for medullary thyroid cancer
‘Epidemic of Diagnosis’ in Thyroid Cancer
Many cases involve low-risk tumors where treatments could carry greater risks than benefits
