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ey0015.9-5 | Late effects of tumour therapy: good and bad news on prevention strategies | ESPEYB15

9.5 Diagnosing and monitoring endocrine dysfunction, diabetes and obesity in a cohort of adult survivors of childhood cancer

VR Hudspeth , SH Gold , DR Clemmons

To read the full abstract: Endocr Pract. 2017;23:1394-1401The study describes an American population of childhood cancer survivors from an unusual but interesting perspective. The authors evaluated the frequency of routine endocrine testing, in addition to the frequency of endocrine dysfunction, diabetes and obesity. The study found that the prevalence of endocrine disorders was significantly lowe...

ey0017.3-4 | Thyroid and pregnancy | ESPEYB17

3.4. Association of exposure to ambient air pollution with thyroid function during pregnancy

A Ghassabian , L Pierotti , M Basterrechea , L Chatzi , M Estarlich , A Fernandez-Somoano , AF Fleisch , DR Gold , J Julvez , P Karakosta , A Lertxundi , MJ Lopez-Espinosa , TA Mulder , TIM Korevaar , E Oken , RP Peeters , S Rifas-Shiman , E Stephanou , A Tardon , H Tiemeier , M Vrijheid , TGM Vrijkotte , J Sunyer , M Guxens

To read the full abstract: JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2:e1912902.Air pollution has recently been associated with maternal thyroxine levels during mid gestation in a large single cohort study [1]. No data exist so far on the association of exposure to specific markers of residential air pollution during the first trimester, when neurodevelopment of the embryo is exclusively dependent on transplacental passage of maternal thyroxine.<p class="abstext...