Childhood Cancer, Radiation Therapy and Thyroid Disease

ey0017.9-12 | Childhood Cancer, Radiation Therapy and Thyroid Disease | ESPEYB17

9.12. Ultrasound is superior to palpation for thyroid cancer detection in high-risk childhood cancer and BMT survivors

J Hess , K Schafernak , D Newbern , T Vern-Gross , J Foote , D Van Tassel , R Jamshidi , A Walsh

To read the full abstract: Support Care Cancer. 2020 Feb 11. Epub ahead of print. hess2@phoenixchildrens.comThe development of a second neoplasia is a major concern during the follow-up of childhood cancer survivors (CCS). Secondary cancers account for nearly 50% of non-relapse mortality at 5 years. Thyroid tumours represent 10-20% of subsequent neoplasia cases, due to the high sensitivity of the g...

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ey0017.9-13 | Childhood Cancer, Radiation Therapy and Thyroid Disease | ESPEYB17

9.13. Hyperthyroidism after radiation therapy for childhood cancer: A report from the childhood cancer survivor study

PD Inskip , LHS Veiga , AV Brenner , AJ Sigurdson , E Ostroumova , EJ Chow , M Stovall , SA Smith , W Leisenring , LL Robison , GT Armstrong , CA Sklar , JH Lubin

To read the full abstract: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Jun 1;104(2):415424. inskippeter@gmail.comChildhood cancer survivors (CCSs) are at increased risk to develop thyroid disease, in particular hypothyroidism, nodular disease and thyroid cancer. Hyperthyroidism is less common but may occur after ionizing radiation exposure, even if the causative mechanisms are not completely clarified....

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ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2020

9. Oncology and Chronic Disease

9.12. Ultrasound is superior to palpation for thyroid cancer detection in high-risk childhood cancer and BMT survivors

9.13. Hyperthyroidism after radiation therapy for childhood cancer: A report from the childhood cancer survivor study

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