Thyroid
PFAS endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to higher odds of thyroid cancer
Exposure to a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may increase the risk for developing thyroid cancer, according to a study published in eBioMedicine.
Elevated first-trimester TSH may increase risk for gestational diabetes
Women who have a higher thyroid-stimulating hormone level early in pregnancy may have an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Lack of knowledge, distress are barriers to active surveillance for thyroid cancer
Adults with low-risk thyroid cancer cite concerns about adverse outcomes, psychological distress and a negative response to their diagnosis as reasons they opted for surgery over active surveillance, according to study findings.
Risk for thyroid eye disease rises within 4 weeks of COVID-19 vaccination
Adults may have an increased risk for new-onset or recurrent thyroid eye disease in the 28 days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine dose, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Thyroid cancer surgeries at very low-volume centers increase odds for complications
Adults who undergo thyroid cancer surgery at clinics performing five or fewer operations per year are more likely to have recurrence or persistent disease than those attending higher-volume centers, according to study data.
Multifocal thyroid carcinoma less common in children, not linked to worse outcomes
Multifocal disease is not linked to a greater risk of recurrence or mortality for children and adolescents with papillary thyroid carcinoma, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Levothyroxine during active surveillance of thyroid microcarcinoma may reduce tumor growth
Levothyroxine therapy may help decrease tumor growth for adults with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma who are undergoing active surveillance, according to a study published in Thyroid.
Vitamin D does not improve remission odds for adults with Graves’ disease
Adults diagnosed with Graves’ disease who received vitamin D supplementation had a similar remission rate as people who did not receive a supplement, according to a study published in Thyroid.
Exposure to environmental chemicals may alter thyroid function for reproductive-aged women
Exposure to some types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may lead to alterations in thyroid function for reproductive-aged women, according to a study published in Toxics.
Women more afraid of thyroidectomy, but not thyroid cancer progression, compared with men
Women with low-risk papillary thyroid cancer are more fearful of undergoing a thyroidectomy compared with men, according to findings from a single-center study published in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery.