A new treatment may help people who suffer from a problem that becomes common as we age. Thyroid nodules, or growths on the thyroid gland, affect about 50% of people who reach the age of 60. Most ...

The thyroid gland produces two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and releases them as needed by the body. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland help control the thyroid ...

Black and Welch [5] reported that advances in diagnostic imaging have permitted the ability to visualize increasingly smaller abnormalities, directly increasing disease prevalence. They also concluded ...

Thyroid nodules are surprisingly common, affecting up to half of the U.S. population, yet only a small percentage turn out to be cancerous. Endocrinologist Dev Abraham, MD, from Huntsman Cancer ...

The preoperative detection of thyroid nodules was associated with a higher prevalence of thyroid cancer in patients with Graves’ disease, according to a meta-analysis of observational studies ...

You might be looking in the mirror while shaving or fastening a necklace when you first see it. Or your doctor might feel it during a routine physical exam. Other times it will show up during ...

Thyroid nodules commonly develop in humans and are variable in size, shape and location. Most of these growths are not cancer but may create symptoms of discomfort over time depending on the size, and ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Thyroid nodules are a common health problem that are usually benign, but occasionally have to be taken out. While the procedure used to mean a risky surgery, that's not the ...

The growth of thyroid nodules was not associated with the growth of surrounding thyroid tissue, according to researchers in Italy. Based on their findings, they propose that the term “uni- or ...

Three thyroid-related conditions that children may more commonly develop include Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and thyroid nodules. Talking with their pediatrician about symptoms and ...

IN 1948 an epidemiologic investigation of cardiovascular disease was begun in Framingham, Massachusetts. Careful palpation of the thyroid region was included in the cardiac evaluation of each patient.

Dr Terris suggested that "overdetection leading to overtreatment" might be a more accurate description of the thyroid cancer workup process than the more generic term "overdiagnosis," which might ...