Decades after childhood radiation, thyroid cancer a concern

Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 13:20 in Health & Medicine

When children are exposed to head and neck radiation, whether due to cancer treatment or multiple diagnostic CT scans, the result is an increased risk of thyroid cancer for the next 58 years or longer, according to new research.

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