A new study has found that treating children and young adult thyroid cancer patients with radioactive iodine may raise the risk of developing a second primary malignancy. "The expected survival time for young patients with differentiated thyroid cancer is long. However, as new data elucidates, a need exists to judiciously weigh the benefits of radioactive iodine against the small, but real, increase in the risk of developing secondary primary malignancies," said ...Sunday 23 September 2012
Treating Children With Radioactive Iodine Raises Secondary Primary Cancer Risk
A new study has found that treating children and young adult thyroid cancer patients with radioactive iodine may raise the risk of developing a second primary malignancy. "The expected survival time for young patients with differentiated thyroid cancer is long. However, as new data elucidates, a need exists to judiciously weigh the benefits of radioactive iodine against the small, but real, increase in the risk of developing secondary primary malignancies," said ...
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