A new drug, vandetanib, shows promise for use in thyroid cancer patients where the cancer has spread locally or sometimes to distant sites. There are a number of options to treat thyroid cancer. Surgery, in which a part or the entire thyroid is removed, can be done in some cases. Radiation therapy with external or internal radiation is also used. In some cases, the patient is administered radioactive iodine. In this procedure, the patient takes ...Monday, 17 September 2012
Vandetanib in Thyroid Cancer: Possible New Application
A new drug, vandetanib, shows promise for use in thyroid cancer patients where the cancer has spread locally or sometimes to distant sites. There are a number of options to treat thyroid cancer. Surgery, in which a part or the entire thyroid is removed, can be done in some cases. Radiation therapy with external or internal radiation is also used. In some cases, the patient is administered radioactive iodine. In this procedure, the patient takes ...
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