Hyperactive thyroid
Hyperactive thyroid (Hyperthyroidism) is a condition caused by unregulated production of thyroid hormones. Thyrotoxicosis is a serious sequela of hyperactive thyroid that corresponds to an overt tissue...
View ArticleThyroid scan
Doctor wants patient to have a thyroid scan to see that thyroid gland is working properly. Thyroid gland is in neck, and its job is to make thyroid hormone. This hormone works all over the body to...
View ArticleThyroid cancer in Chernobyl
Several years after the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the incidence of thyroid cancer rose among local children. Local authorities have recognized only thyroid cancer...
View ArticleI-131 Treatment For Thyroid Cancer
I-131, also known as radioiodine or sodium iodine i-131, is a radioactive iodine used to treat forms of thyroid cancer. This iodine is ingested and then absorbed into the bloodstream via the GI tract....
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