Pivotal Clinical Validation Data Presented for Upgraded Test at World Congress on Thyroid Cancer
Enhanced classifier identifies 30% more benign patients than original, flagship test Data from a clinical validation study presented at the 3rd World Congress on Thyroid Cancer (WCTC), held July 27-30 in Boston, Mass., demonstrate a next-generation version of a test widely used in thyroid cancer diagnoses can identify 30% more benign thyroid nodules among those...
Childhood Exposure to Chernobyl Radiation Linked to Increased Risk of Thyroid Nodules
Children who were exposed to radiation following the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986 may have an increased risk of developing thyroid nodules, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers led by Elizabeth K. Cahoon, SM, MHS, PhD, of the Radiation Epidemiology Branch, DCEG, at the National...
A Controversy Continues: Combination Treatment for Hypothyroidism
Some flame retardants used in many home products appear to be associated with the most common type of thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), according to a new study being presented Saturday at the Endocrine Society’s 99th annual meeting, ENDO 2017, in Orlando, Fla. “Thyroid cancer is the fastest increasing cancer in the U.S., with...
Unique Biomarkers Identified for Use in Thyroid Cancer Follow-Up
Researchers have identified two unique biomarkers that show promise for monitoring patients who have received treatment for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), according to a study recently published in the new open access Journal of the Endocrine Society. The team, led by Sebastiano Filetti, MD, of the Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialitá Mediche, “Sapienza” Universitá...
Commentary: The Risk of Hypothyroidism in Some Thyroid Cancer Patients
New Thyroid Surgery Technique Leaves No Visible Scar, but Experts Warn Caution
A new endoscopic thyroidectomy procedure eliminates visible scars, but endocrine experts caution that the outcomes may not be the same as traditional surgeries. A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City late last year performed the first endoscopic transoral thyroidectomy in New York, a procedure that’s also one of...
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