Dear Dr. Roach: I'm set to have a CT scan of my lungs with iodine dye. I have hypothyroidism and am on 25 mg of levothyroxine. Should I take the medicine the day of the test? Or should I have the CT ...

Thyroid nodules – small lumps that form within the thyroid gland – are relatively common, particularly among women. Most are harmless, but a small percentage of such nodules are cancerous. Currently, ...

Of the four main types of thyroid cancer, the vast majority are differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Radioiodine (I-131) therapy has been used in the management of patients with DTC since the first ...

FNA is recommended for all palpable solitary or dominant nodules, independent of size. FNA is preferred over thyroid scan or ultrasonography as the initial diagnostic test for thyroid nodules. However ...

A pilot study of sleep-related breathing disorders and hypersomnia in adult survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma treated with thoracic radiation. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2019 ASCO ...

The thyroid gland produces two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and releases them as needed by the body. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland help control the thyroid ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps that can develop on the thyroid gland. They may be solid. Most are benign, but there is a low risk of thyroid cancer. The thyroid is a small gland in the front part of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 66-year-old postmenopausal woman was referred for the evaluation and management of osteopenia with progressive ...

Implementing a natural language processing pipeline to expedite clinical chart review to assess germline genetic testing in veterans with breast cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ...