Radiation exposure associated with more aggressive thyroid cancer, worse outcomes

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 report in the April issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news159474058.html">Radiation exposure associated with more aggressive thyroid cancer, worse outcomes</a></p> <p>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 report in the April issue of <i>Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery,</i> one of the JAMA/Archives journals.</p>