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Thyroid hormone replacement is a critical element in the overall management of patients with thyroid cancer.
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Thyroid hormone is used:
1) to replace the function of a failing, or failed, thyroid gland (replacement therapy), and
2) to prevent further growth of thyroid tissue (suppression therapy), particularly in patients with a history of thyroid cancer
Thyroid hormone is used in two situations, to replace the function of the thyroid gland and to prevent further growth of thyroid tissue.
For many years the American Thyroid Association has recommended close monitoring of all patients treated…
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