Thyroid Cancer Archives

Medicine

Language Barriers Hinder Access to Cancer Care Even Before Patients See a Doctor

By

Leah Lawrence

September 7, 2023

Language barriers may hinder access to cancer care before patients even encounter a physician, a new study suggests.

Oncology

ACS Report Shows Prostate Cancer on the Rise, Cervical Cancer on the Decline

By

Jen Smith

January 18, 2023

A report from the American Cancer Society reveals trends in cancer incidence and mortality over time and includes projections for 2023.

Oncology

Risk of Cancer-Specific Death May Remain Elevated for 30 Years

By

Victoria Forster, PhD

June 7, 2022

Patients with certain cancers have an increased risk of cancer-specific mortality that persists for 30 to 35 years after diagnosis.

Oncology

Radioiodine Provides No Benefit After Thyroidectomy in Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer

By

Jonathan Goodman, MPhil

March 17, 2022

Radioiodine after thyroidectomy did not improve outcomes in patients with low-risk thyroid cancer.

Oncology

AI Platform Identifies Thyroid Cancer ‘With High Accuracy’

By

Sucharita Mistry, PhD

February 28, 2022

The multimodal AI platform proved more accurate than deep learning alone.

Oncology

Clinical Challenge: Generalized Weakness and Dehydration

By

Brady Pregerson, MD

December 3, 2021

A 63-year-old man with a history of thyroid cancer presents to the emergency department with a 4-day history of generalized weakness and lack of interest in food or drink. Read how this case unfolded.

Endocrinology

Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Thyroid Cancer and High Cholesterol

By

Colby Stong

November 18, 2021

A connection between follicular thyroid cancer postthyroidectomy and cardiovascular disease is unknown. Researchers studied the records of almost 350 people to find out more.