Radiation Exposure Associated With More Aggressive Thyroid Cancer, Worse Outcomes
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 00:07
in Health & Medicine
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 new article.
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