More articles about: Thyroid Cancer

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2 Rogel members recognized by American Thyroid Association

Megan R. Haymart, M.D., and Maria Papaleontioui, M.D., both received awards from the the American Thyroid Association.
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Teenage patient receives treatment for papillary thyroid cancer

Teen hockey player Gavin Hewitt was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and underwent surgery and radioactive iodine treatment.
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5-year survival rate has increased for all cancers, according to American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society reports that mortality rates have continued to decline since the 1990s. N. Lynn Henry, of Michigan Medicine, answers questions about how factors such as healthy lifestyle choices, early screening and clinical trials have improved cancer survival rates.
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New guidelines issued for treating thyroid cancer

The American Thyroid Association first published guidelines for managing differentiated thyroid cancer in 1996. The current updates consider every aspect of the patient’s journey, including diagnosis, monitoring and treatment. Megan Haymart answers questions about understanding the risk for thyroid cancer, active surveillance and current treatment options.
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A ‘transformational time’ for thyroid cancer

For thyroid cancer, experts examine the current state of overdiagnosis, new therapies, health equity concerns and more.
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Finding Your Place in The Medical Field

An endocrinologist specializing in thyroid cancer and creator of the Hemoglobin A1c test for diabetes reflects on his career, offering advice for aspiring researchers.
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Some Physicians Are Ordering Thyroid Tests for Unsupported Reasons

While most thyroid ultrasound orders are warranted, researchers say guidelines could be clearer to help reduce over diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
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Study: Many Thyroid Cancer Patients Say They Had No Choice About Radioactive Iodine

Better shared decision-making could help patients feel more empowered, avoid treatment side-effects and reduce overtreatment.
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Reducing Overtreatment in Cancer Patients: When Is Active Surveillance Appropriate?

Learn when active surveillance of low risk thyroid, prostate and breast cancer, may be appropriate and whether this approach could reduce overtreatment.
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Complications from Thyroid Cancer Surgery More Common Than Believed, Study Finds

A large, population-based study identifies three groups most at risk of postoperative complications.
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Study: Worse Survival When Specific Thyroid Cancers Spread to Bone

Study finds specifically follicular and medullary thyroid cancer metastasis to bone has a low survival rate prompting great drug research.
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Imaging After Thyroid Cancer Treatment May Not Bolster Outcomes

University of Michigan researchers found that despite rapid growth in post-treatment imaging of thyroid cancer, survival rates have not improved. Find out why.
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When It’s Not Exactly Cancer: Renaming Early Stage Thyroid Tumors

Researchers at the University of Michigan suggest categorizing non-life-threatening thyroid tumors separately from more aggressive thyroid cancers.