From Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public: While studies have demonstrated a link between radioactive iodine therapy treatment for thyroid cancer and a slight increased long-term risk for other cancers in the body, a much lower dose of radioactive iodine therapy is used in the treatment of Graves’ disease. A few studies have looked at the association between radioactive iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism and long-term cancer risk and the results are variable. This study specifically reviews the risk of identifying thyroid cancer in patients with Graves’ disease who underwent thyroid surgery and compares the data between patients who previously received radioactive iodine therapy and those who did not. Read More…
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