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Radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment for hyperthyroidism was associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer but not with an overall increase in cancer incidence or mortality, a new study found.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with primary thyroid cancer who received radioactive iodine therapy had elevated risk for melanoma/skin ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of adults with hyperthyroidism, 93.9% were treated with antithyroid drugs. Adults who underwent surgery or ...

Diagnostic and Prognostic Implications of GNAS Inactivation in Sonic Hedgehog–Activated Medulloblastoma: Case Report with Comprehensive Molecular Profiling and Review of Literature Because of its low ...

A new treatment involving a gel-like substance and radioactive iodine-131 eliminated pancreatic tumors in 75% of mice. The corresponding study was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. "We did a ...

Standardized incidence ratios elevated for all nonkeratinocyte skin cancers, melanoma. HealthDay News — Patients with primary thyroid cancer who receive radioactive iodine therapy have an elevated ...

CHICAGO – Treatment of hyperthyroidism with surgery or radioactive iodine significantly extends survival compared to antithyroid medication, while surgery raises the risk for obesity, new data from a ...

Radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment was associated with an increased risk of developing Graves' orbitopathy (GO) in patients with thyroid cancer. Patients who developed GO received significantly higher ...

A recent thyroid procedure I had involved taking an iodine pill that made me highly radioactive. For about a month I was a danger to others and had to follow a long list of safety rules. My photos — ...