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October 2009
Risk of thyroid cancer increased in childhood cancer survivors
July 2009
Increased detection does not explain increasing incidence of thyroid cancer
June 2009
Differentiated thyroid cancer has aggressive course in prepubertal children
May 2009
Pregnancy may worsen outcomes of thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Hypothyroidism linked to liver cancer in women
April 2009
Thyroid cancer outcomes worse with previous radiation exposure
In utero exposure to I-131 in Chernobyl led to higher thyroid cancer risk
February 2009
Two common gene variants linked to thyroid cancer
December 2008
Screening for thyroid cancer worthwhile in some childhood cancer survivors
Vaccine curbs anaplastic thyroid cancer in mice
April 2008
Multimodality approach best for thyroid cancer with vein blockage
March 2008
Slightly increased risk of second primary malignancy after thyroid cancer treatment
February 2008
Patient age most important prognostic factor in papillary thyroid cancer
December 2007
Genzyme thyroid cancer drug gets broader U.S. use
November 2007
Cinacalcet lowers parathyroid cancer-related hypercalcemia
October 2007
Gefitinib inhibits drug resistance in thyroid cancer cell lines
September 2007
Ultrasound helps spot malignant thyroid nodules
August 2007
Thyroid cancer treatment may be overly aggressive
June 2007
Excess cancers seen in hyperthyroid patients treated with radioactive iodine
Outcomes of Graves' orbitopathy improved with thyroid ablation
January 2007
Radiation for tinea capitis in childhood linked to risk of thyroid cancer
Hypothyroidism common with renal cancer drug
December 2006
Histology of post-Chernobyl thyroid cancers changing with time
November 2006
Gene profiling could help diagnose thyroid cancer
Older age, advanced disease signal poor prognosis in medullary thyroid cancer
Hypothyroidism linked to better survival in head and neck cancer
May 2006
Thyroid cancer raises risk of a second primary cancer
Rising thyroid cancer rates in US due to increased detection
March 2006
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor may be useful against thyroid cancer
Radiation linked to thyroid nodules in atomic bomb survivors
February 2006
TNM scoring for thyroid cancer could be enhanced
January 2006
BRAF mutation predicts thyroid cancer outcome
November 2005
Imatinib prompts hypothyroidism in patients on levothyroxine
September 2005
Thyroidectomy safely performed using local anesthesia
Childhood thyroidectomy may counter multiple endocrine neoplasia
June 2005
Multiple foci in thyroid cancer may arise independently
May 2005
Iodine supplements may modify radiation-induced thyroid cancer risk
February 2005
Parathyroid adenoma linked to primary CNS tumors
Hypothyroidism tied to reduced breast cancer risk
January 2005
Thyroid dysfunction common after bone marrow transplantation in childhood
Novel mechanism implicated in radiation-induced thyroid cancer
November 2004
Environmental exposure to iodine 131 not linked to thyroid disease
Combination therapy boosts anaplastic thyroid cancer survival
Blood transfusions, possibly HCV, tied to thyroid cancer risk
July 2004
RET oncogene inhibitor promising in thyroid cancer therapy
Thyroid disorders common in patients with chronic hepatitis C
June 2004
TSH therapy helps avoid hypothyroid period after thyroid cancer surgery
April 2004
Molecular markers point to thyroid tumor malignancy
February 2004
Parathyroid protein prompts lung cancer metastasis to bone
Skip metastases are real phenomena of thyroid cancer
October 2003
Parafibromin gene mutation common in parathyroid carcinoma
Timing of thyroid neoplasia predictable in proto-oncogene mutation carriers
August 2003
Extrathyroidal growth of thyroid cancer increases risk of local, distant metastases
July 2003
Lovastatin induces apoptosis in thyroid cancer cells, but clinical value uncertain
TSH use before radiotherapy for thyroid cancer reduces iodine isotope half-life
First human monoclonal thyroid-stimulating autoantibody isolated
April 2003
Low-iodide diet enhances efficacy of radiotherapy for thyroid cancer
BRAF mutation linked to papillary thyroid cancer
Primary hypothyroidism linked to reduced incidence of breast cancer
February 2003
Hypothyroidism a sequela of cranial irradiation of pediatric brain tumor
Hysterectomy linked to early increased risk of thyroid cancer
December 2002
Preoperative calcitonin measurement may predict spread of thyroid carcinoma
Targeted gene therapy for thyroid cancer exhibits efficacy in animal model
October 2002
Marine organism-derived aplidine advances against rare thyroid cancer
August 2002
Mortality low but recurrence high with thyroid cancer in children
June 2002
Ultrasound aids follow-up of thyroid incidentalomas
April 2002
Hypocalcemia most common complication after total thyroidectomy
March 2002
UK guidelines aim to reduce thyroid cancer mortality
February 2002
Thyroid cancer can present in youngsters who carry RET oncogene mutation
January 2002
Reproductive, hormonal factors influence risk of thyroid cancer
October 2001
Many thyroid cancer cases linked to Chernobyl
September 2001
Radiation therapy for breast cancer does not increase risk of thyroid cancer
April 2001
Thyroid cancer is the major continuing health effect of Chernobyl disaster
November 2000
New test improves the detection of recurrent thyroid cancer
September 2000
Thyroid irradiation may be a risk factor for breast cancer
June 2000
Hypothyroidism develops in 15% of patients treated for advanced head and neck cancer
May 2000
Thyroid nodules in pregnancy may have higher malignancy rate
Meningioma can metastasize to thyroid gland
Thyroid cancer patients treated with radioactive iodine not a threat to family
March 2000
Embolization effective for vertebral metastases of thyroid cancer
December 1999
Children at risk for thyroid cancer following radiation therapy
November 1999
Recombinant human TSH alternative to thyroid hormone withdrawal for thyroid cancer follow-up
July 1999
After Chernobyl, pediatric thyroid cancer incidence escalated in Ukraine
June 1999
Cancer rates low in hyperthyroid patients treated with radioiodine
April 1999
Molecular genetics of pediatric thyroid carcinomas due to Chernobyl reactor accident eludicated
February 1999
Immunotherapy improves hypercalcemia in patients with parathyroid carcinoma




