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Experimental Therapy Turns On Tumor Suppressor Gene In Cancer Cells
January 20, 2009 — Researchers have found that the experimental drug they are testing to treat a deadly form of thyroid cancer turns on a powerful tumor suppressor capable of halting cell growth. Few other cancer drugs ... > full story -
Smoking During Pregnancy May Impair Thyroid Function Of Mom And Fetus
January 13, 2009 — Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with potentially harmful changes in both maternal and fetal thyroid function, according to a new ... > full story -
Molecular Imaging Enables Earlier, Individualized Treatment Of Thyroid Cancer
January 2, 2009 — In a study to determine the diagnostic value of molecular imaging in nodal staging of patients with thyroid cancer, researchers were able for the first time to accurately distinguish between ... > full story -
Pediatric Obesity May Alter Thyroid Function And Structure
December 3, 2008 — In addition to its strong associations with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, pediatric obesity may induce alterations in thyroid function and structure, according to a new ... > full story -
Early Trial Of New Multi-Kinase Inhibitor Shows Impressive Activity In Thyroid Cancer
October 23, 2008 — Preliminary trials of a new multi-kinase inhibitor have indicated it has impressive tumor shrinkage activity in patients with a difficult to treat type of thyroid cancer. The results have put the ... > full story -
Atomic Bomb Effect Results In Adult-Onset Thyroid Cancer Identified
August 29, 2008 — Radiation from the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, likely rearranged chromosomes in some survivors who later developed papillary thyroid cancer as adults, according to ... > full story -
Beyond PTEN: Alternate Genes Linked To Breast, Thyroid And Kidney Cancer Predisposition
August 7, 2008 — A new discovery may lead to more effective screening and treatment for patients with a difficult to recognize syndrome characterized by tumor-like growths and a high risk of developing specific ... > full story -
Long-Lasting Effects Of The Seveso Disaster On Thyroid Function In Babies
July 28, 2008 — Three decades after an accident at a chemical factory in Seveso, Italy in 1976, which resulted in exposure of a residential population to the most dangerous type of dioxin, newborn babies born to ... > full story -
Thyrotropin Levels Associated With Alzheimer's Disease Risk In Women
July 28, 2008 — Women with low or high levels of the hormone thyrotropin, which affects thyroid gland function and thyroid hormone levels, appear to have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to ... > full story -
Blood Vessel Inhibitor Shows Promise Against Metastatic Thyroid Cancer
July 2, 2008 — Thyroid cancer that has spread to distant sites has a poor prognosis, but an experimental drug that inhibits tumor blood vessel formation can slow disease progression in some patients, according to a ... > full story
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