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Thyroid Cancer is cancer that forms in the thyroid gland (an organ at the base of the throat that makes hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight). Four main types of thyroid cancer are papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic thyroid cancer. The four types are based on how the cancer cells look under a microscope.

Revised Management Guidelines for diagnosing and treating thyroid cancer released

6. November 2009 01:18
The American Thyroid Association has released new, revised Management Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. The new guidelines are published in Thyroid, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com). [More]

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Updated data on XL184 study in patients with glioblastoma multiforme presented

24. October 2009 01:01
Exelixis, Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today reported updated phase 2 clinical data which show that XL184 demonstrated activity in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. [More]

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals start Phase 3 trial to evaluate Nexavar tablets

23. October 2009 03:42
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the companies have begun enrolling patients in an international Phase 3 trial to evaluate Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets for the treatment of patients with radioactive iodine-refractory, locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer. [More]

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Physicians say thyroid surgery safe for older people

20. October 2009 03:11
Thyroid surgery is safe for older patients, say physicians who found only slight differences in rates of complications and hospital readmissions in a multi-year study. [More]

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Women who take fertility drugs are at greater risk to develop thyroid cancer

12. October 2009 01:32
Women who take the most common fertility drugs, progesterone and clomiphene, are at a greater risk to develop thyroid cancer than those who don't, according to a study by the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society. [More]

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Government handout of samples of potassium iodide helps to boost sales for Nukepills.com

7. October 2009 08:22
The recent localized government handout of samples of potassium iodide has sky-rocketed sales for online merchant Nukepills.com. Recent retail orders of Iosat(TM) Potassium Iodide have increased by almost 400% and wholesale orders to vendors and medical facilities have surged as well for the authorized national distributor. [More]

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Research and Markets announces addition of nuclear oncology training program

25. September 2009 08:27
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Nuclear Oncology" training to their offering. [More]

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Bayer HealthCare to present its clinical trial data at a joint Multidisciplinary Congress

17. September 2009 04:33
Bayer HealthCare today announced that data from more than 30 clinical trials evaluating three products in the company's oncology portfolio - Nexavar(R) (sorafenib) tablets, regorafenib (BAY 73-4506) and Alpharadin(TM) - will be presented at the joint 15th European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) and 34th European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Multidisciplinary Congress, September 20-24, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. [More]

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US and European radiopharmaceuticals market report

11. September 2009 05:49
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US and European Radiopharmaceuticals Market [More]

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Thyroid cancer patients treated successfully using a new robot-assisted endoscopic technique

20. August 2009 07:21
Using a novel robot-assisted endoscopic technique, a team of surgeons at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea, has successfully treated 200 consecutive patients with thyroid cancer. The minimally invasive operation, which has several technical and cosmetic benefits that the traditional open operation does not offer, is described in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. [More]

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Upstream Biosciences actively seeking licensors or acquirers for anti-parasitic drug discovery portfolio and cancer diagnostic platform

11. August 2009 05:11
Upstream Biosciences Inc. (OTCBB: UPBS) has announced that the company is actively seeking licensors or acquirers for its novel anti-parasitic drug discovery portfolio and cancer diagnostic platform. [More]

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Thyroid surgery outcomes may be worse in pregnant women

18. May 2009 16:42
Pregnant women appear to have worse clinical and economic outcomes after thyroid and parathyroid surgery compared with women who are not pregnant, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Surgery. [More]

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Pazopanib shows promise for aggressive thyroid cancer

17. May 2009 05:38
A medication that helps stop the growth of new blood vessels has produced dramatic benefits for some patients with aggressive thyroid cancer, research from Mayo Clinic indicates. [More]

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Ultrasound can help low-risk patients avoid invasive thyroid biopsy

23. April 2009 23:40
The prevalence of benign thyroid nodules is high and there are certain ultrasound features, suggesting malignancy, that can help radiologists determine whether or not a biopsy is needed, according to a study performed at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA. [More]

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Radiation exposure linked to more aggressive thyroid cancer

21. April 2009 00:28
Patients with thyroid cancer who have previously been exposed to radiation - for example, in the workplace, through environmental exposure or for treatment of acne or another condition - appear to have more aggressive disease and tend to have worse outcomes in the long term, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. [More]

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