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2. Thyroid cancer - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid cancer accounts for less than 1% of cancer cases and deaths in the UK. Around 2,700 people were diagnosed with thyroid cancer in the UK in 2011, and around 370 people died from the disease in 2012. [69] However, in South Korea, thyroid cancer was the 5th most prevalent cancer, which accounted for 7.7% of new cancer cases in 2020. [70]

3. Radionuclide therapy - Wikipedia

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   The beta radiation released damages both normal thyroid tissue and any thyroid cancer that behaves like normal thyroid in taking up iodine, so providing the therapeutic effect, whilst most of the gamma radiation escapes the patient's body. [7] Most of the iodine not taken up by thyroid tissue is excreted through the kidneys into the urine.

4. Anaplastic thyroid cancer - Wikipedia

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   Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), also known as anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, is an aggressive form of thyroid cancer characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells in the thyroid gland. This form of cancer generally carries a very poor prognosis due to its aggressive behavior and resistance to cancer treatments. [ 1 ]

5. 19-year-old diagnosed with thyroid cancer after having it for ...

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   At 19, she was diagnosed with a rare thyroid cancer. ... During her radiation treatment, which was over the holidays and in isolation due to COVID-19 protocols, she received big care packages ...

6. Radiation-induced cancer - Wikipedia

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   Radiation hormesis is the conjecture that a low level of ionizing radiation (i.e., near the level of Earth's natural background radiation) helps "immunize" cells against DNA damage from other causes (such as free radicals or larger doses of ionizing radiation), and decreases the risk of cancer. The theory proposes that such low levels activate ...

7. Column: A cancer survivor's advice: research, persistence and ...

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   Tests revealed that Clough had anaplastic thyroid cancer, a far more aggressive form than papillary. ... seven consecutive weeks of chemotherapy and radiation, suffering skin burns on her neck ...

8. Theranostics - Wikipedia

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   [3] [5] It has been used to treat thyroid cancer and neuroblastomas. [3] The term "theranostic" is a portmanteau of two words, therapeutic and diagnostic, thus referring to a combination of diagnosis and treatment that also allows for continuing medical assessment of a patient. The first known use of the term is attributed to John Funkhouser, a ...

9. Radiation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Radiation therapy or radiotherapy (RT, RTx, or XRT) is a treatment using ionizing radiation, generally provided as part of cancer therapy to either kill or control the growth of malignant cells. It is normally delivered by a linear particle accelerator .