Open AccessLooking under the hood of “the Cadillac of cancers:” radioactive iodine-related craniofacial side effects among patients with thyroid cancer
Author(s) -
Samantha Anne Diamond-Rossi,
Jacqueline Jonklaas,
Roxanne E. Jensen,
Charlene C. Kuo,
Selma Stearns,
Giuseppe Esposito,
Bruce J. Davidson,
George Luta,
Gary Bloom,
Kristi D. Graves
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer survivorship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1932-2267
pISSN - 1932-2259
DOI - 10.1007/s11764-020-00897-5
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid cancer , psychosocial , quality of life (healthcare) , thyroid , cancer , radioactive iodine , distress , clinical psychology , psychiatry , nursing
Despite having a generally favorable prognosis, differentiated thyroid cancer is known to have a significant, long-term impact on the quality of life of survivors. We wished to investigate short- and long-term effects among thyroid cancer survivors following radioactive iodine therapy.