Volume 9 Issue 1

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Editor’s Comments

THYROID CANCER Women with thyroid cancer have a higher risk of breast cancer
Kuo JH et al. Breast cancer in thyroid cancer survivors: An analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-9 database. Surgery, October 29, 2015 (Epub ahead of print).
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HYPOTHYROIDISM Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with increased mortality from non-thyroid cancers
Tseng FY et al. Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with increased risk for cancer mortality in adult Taiwanese—a 10 years population-based cohort. PLoS One 2015;10:e0122955.
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HYPERTHYROIDISM When and how to use antithyroid drugs during the first trimester of pregnancy
Laurberg P and Andersen SL. Antithyroid drug use in pregnancy and birth defects: why some studies find clear associations, and some studies report none. Thyroid. September 17, 2015 [Epub ahead of print].
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GRAVES’ DISEASE Comparison of treatment options for recurrent Graves’ disease
Villagelin D et al. Outcomes in Relapsed Graves’ Disease Patients following Radioiodine or Prolonged Low Dose of Methimazole Treatment. Thyroid. Vol 25 (12), 2015 [Epub ahead of print].
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THYROID NODULES Laser ablation therapy is effective for shrinking benign thyroid nodules but has significant complications
Pacella CM et al Outcomes and risk factors for complications of laser ablation for thyroid nodules. a multicenter study on 1531 patients. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. August 14, 2015 [Epub ahead of print].
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ATA ALLIANCE FOR THYROID PATIENT EDUCATION