New UK guidelines for the treatment of hyperthyroidism, including Graves' disease, place heavier emphasis on the use of radioactive iodine as the frontline treatment for patients unlikely to remain ...

CHICAGO – Treatment of hyperthyroidism with surgery or radioactive iodine significantly extends survival compared to antithyroid medication, while surgery raises the risk for obesity, new data from a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Hyperthyroidism, characterized by excess concentrations of circulating thyroid hormones, commonly presents with ...

Patients who receive radioactive iodine treatment for an overactive thyroid have an increased long-term risk of cancer death, new research finds. The study couldn't prove cause-and-effect, but "we ...

Findings from a study of patients who received radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment for hyperthyroidism show an association between the dose of treatment and long-term risk of death from solid cancers, ...

Going back to the 1940s, radioactive iodine has been among the treatments for an overactive thyroid. It’s absorbed mostly by the thyroid gland, destroying those cells. But it has also been linked to ...