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My frnd had an thyrod cncr opration last yr n she is gong for a kind of radioactive test is there anything to wry? is it curable?

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Dr. William Byars answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Yes: Although every case is different, thyroid cancer is one of the most likely cancers to be cured by surgery.

Answered 4/24/2015

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Radioactive iodine: The thyroid takes up iodine, and most thyroid cancers take it up. Therefore the radioactive iodine gets into the tumor and kills it. The test is a lower does of radioiodine to see if there is any thyroid or tumor left. Other tests are important: ultrasound, blood thyroglobulin. An endocrinologist should be involved in the decisions.

Answered 5/12/2013

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