Greater Exposure to Flame Retardants Might Be Associated with Thyroid Cancer

Duke: Higher exposure to chemicals used to reduce the flammability of furniture, carpets, electronics and other household items appears to be associated with papillary thyroid cancer, according to study conducted by the Duke Cancer Institute and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Reporting April 1 at the ENDO 2017 meeting in Orlando, the Duke research team found a significant association between higher levels of certain flame retardants in household dust and being a patient with papillary thyroid cancer, which is increasing at the fastest rate of any cancer in the United States.

Exploring Genetic Cancer Test to Offer Safe Thyroid-Preserving Surgery

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists and doctors are embarking on the first-ever clinical trial to determine if a genetic test they pioneered could successfully spare patients with nonaggressive thyroid cancer from complete removal of their thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that is important to hormone regulation and development. Such thyroid-preserving surgery minimizes surgical complications, and many patients also may avoid taking medication every day to keep thyroid hormone levels in check.

FDA approves Lenvima for a type of thyroid cancer

FDA. US: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted approval to Lenvima (lenvatinib) to treat patients with progressive, differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) whose disease progressed despite receiving radioactive iodine therapy (radioactive iodine refractory disease).

Thyroid-Cancer Screening and Incidence Rates in Korea

Korea University: The research team of Professor Hyeong Sik Ahn, Preventive Medicine Class of Korea University’s College of Medicine, presented a paper entitled “Korea’s Thyroid-Cancer Screening and Incidence Rates”, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

Thyroid cancer

Author: Dr Paul W. Ladenson Johns Hopkins University 2008-06-10

Thyroid cancers are malignant tumors in the thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ draped around the front and sides of the windpipe (or trachea) in the lower neck. (Figure 1) There are several types of thyroid cancer, each with its own characteristics (Table 1); papillary thyroid cancer is by far the most common. Thyroid cancer occurs in women three times more often than men.