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January 18, 2020
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AACE launches ‘Up to Here’ thyroid awareness campaign

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists this week launched the Up To Here campaign to raise awareness of thyroid diseases and to help U.S. residents recognize symptoms, risk factors and the need to seek treatment, according to an association press release.

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January 14, 2020
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CT scans linked to higher risk for certain cancers

Adults in Taiwan exposed to radiation from CT scans demonstrated increased risk for thyroid cancer and leukemia, according to results of a nested case-control study published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

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January 14, 2020
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Sept. 11 first responders face increased incidence of leukemia, other cancers

First responders who worked at the site of the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 attacks demonstrated increased overall risk for cancer, with elevated incidence of leukemia reported for the first time, according to study results published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

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January 09, 2020
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Malignancy, mortality risk higher among Korean women vs. men with acromegaly

A cohort of Korean women with acromegaly had a more pronounced risk for death or developing cancer during 3 years of follow-up compared with men; however, the overall incidence of acromegaly was similar to that of Western populations, according to findings from a database analysis.

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December 28, 2019
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Top thyroid news 2019: treating refractory cancer, thyroid eye disease and more

In 2019, Healio readers were interested in thyroidectomy for Hashimoto’s disease, environmental effects on thyroid function, the limits of thyroid testing, a drug under FDA consideration for thyroid eye disease, subclinical hypothyroidism guidelines, and more.

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December 20, 2019
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Updated detection guidelines drive decrease in US thyroid cancer incidence

An analysis of U.S. registry data suggests that rates of thyroid cancer have plateaued in recent years after decades on the rise, with researchers pointing to stricter guidelines limiting the indications for fine-needle aspiration for thyroid nodules as a reason for the trend, according to findings published in JAMA.

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December 12, 2019
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Future of thyroid nodule classification driven by AI, machine learning as support tools

The detection and diagnosis of thyroid nodules may be on the cusp of a technological overhaul as a growing body of research on artificial intelligence and machine learning tools aims to bring about more efficiency and accuracy while decreasing cost and improving ease-of-use.

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November 19, 2019
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‘Stay tuned:’ Neoadjuvant therapy in thyroid cancer still needs research

CHICAGO — There are many targeted agents being tested in the neoadjuvant setting for thyroid cancer, however, it is important to understand the appropriate setting for use in this population of patients, according to a speaker at the Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association.

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November 15, 2019
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‘Pen’ enables surgeons to quickly pinpoint cancerous tissue

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a handheld device, known as the MasSpec Pen, designed to distinguish between cancerous and healthy tissue within seconds while in the operating room, according to a press release.

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November 02, 2019
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Tall cell variant cutoff IDs highest-risk papillary thyroid carcinomas

CHICAGO — Tall cell percentages between 30% and 49% appeared associated with higher tumor aggressiveness among patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma, according to study results presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association.

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