Test increases odds of correct surgery for thyroid cancer patients
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
The routine use of a molecular testing panel increases the likelihood of performing the correct initial surgery for thyroid cancer patients by 30 percent, researchers report. "Before this test, about one in five potential thyroid cancer cases couldn't be diagnosed without an operation to remove a portion of the thyroid," said the lead author.