Use of radioactive iodine for treatment of thyroid cancer on the rise
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Despite uncertainty about the appropriate use of radioactive iodine after surgery for different stages of thyroid cancer, between 1990 and 2008 its use has increased among patients with all tumor sizes, and there was wide variation in use of this treatment among hospitals, according to a new study.