Thyroid Cancer 101: It is a Disease That Effects First Degree Family Members Does papillary thyroid cancer run in families? Answer is yes. Familial thyroid cancer: type of thyroid cancer that runs in families that is not medullary thyroid cancer...
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Medical Hall of Shame: Ignoring the USA Thyroid Medical Device Market for 15 Years The third place is a tie between: StarMed Korea: A manufacturer of safe proven thyroid friendly RFA system the is used for thyroid nodules and cancer since 2011...
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Thyroid Cancer 101: After 3 Surgeries,2 Radioiodine Treatments, and a New Lymph Node is Found to be Thyroid Cancer Again! This abnormal lymph node was biopsied and needle wash for thyroglobulin proved she had another neck recurrence.She had 2...
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Thyroid 101: Smokers and Your Thyroid DR. Guttler’s comments: Smoking can cause autoimmune changes and can cause worsening of thyroid eye disease. in Graves’ disease. Thyroid problems occur in much larger percentage of people and can...
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Hyperthyroid 101: Your Heart at Risk Dr. Guttler’s Comments One treatment: surgery may be linked with less cardiovascular risk than radioactive iodine ablation. However, RAI/131 is the most common form of therapy in the USA now. The risk...
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Hypothyroid Treatment 101: Does Changing the Dose of T4 to Varying TSH levels Effect Mood,Cognition or Quality of Life Q of L ? The Answer is No. JCEM May 2018 103 (5) 1997-2008 Samuels M.H. et al Comments on this article by Dr.Guttler...
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DR. Guttler’s comments on this article. Ultrasound is still an operator dependent procedure. Biopsies will still be done of nodules that are shown by risk assessment not to need a biopsy. 1. US cancer risk stratification systems prove...
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Dr.Guttler’s Comments on this article. 1. It is too soon to say whether identifying new genetic mutations in certain patients will lead directly to improved outcomes. 2. 3 types of genetic distinct forms of thyroid anaplastic cancer. 3...
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Dr.Guttler’s comments on this article. All patients need to have thyroid tests before they get pregnant or as soon as they know they are pregnant. This complication of severe thyrotoxicosis could have been found and treated early in the...
More info Dr.Guttler’s comments on this article. Why do Male patients have 50% greater risk of heart diease than females with thyroid cancer? Prior use of doses of LT4 to keep TSH low is a main cause. Older males and those who were over...
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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis after before and treatment. Graves Disease DR.Guttler’s Comments on this article 1.We have know for a long while that increased risk of differentiated thyroid cancer, including regional/distant disease...
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Dr.Guttler Comments on this article. 1.Dr. Gary Clayman is the founder of the Clayman Thyroid Cancer Center in Tampa Florida, and has performed more than 400 thyroid cancer operations over the last 20 years. 2.Women are diagnosed with thyroid...
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