Open AccessCancer Mortality Following Treatment for Adult Hyperthyroidism
Author(s) -
Elaine Ron
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.280.4.347
Subject(s) - medicine , standardized mortality ratio , thyroid cancer , population , cancer , cohort , retrospective cohort study , context (archaeology) , breast cancer , thyroid , pediatrics , surgery , environmental health , paleontology , biology
High-dose iodine 131 is the treatment of choice in the United States for most adults with hyperthyroid disease. Although there is little evidence to link therapeutic (131)I to the development of cancer, its extensive medical use indicates the need for additional evaluation.
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