SAN FRANCISCO — Thyroid nodules are very common after radiation exposure, and even though most are benign, some professional societies recommend periodic screening with ultrasound for individuals at ...

Routine screening for thyroid cancer is not recommended, according to new draft recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The new draft recommendations are largely ...

Thyroid cancer screening not recommended The USPSTF recommends against screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic adults. Screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic persons results in more harms ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against screening for thyroid cancer in adults without any signs or symptoms. The report appears in the May 9 issue of JAMA. This is a D ...

Office-based, surgeon-performed, ultrasound-guided, fine needle aspiration (FNA) of head and neck lesions yields a statistically significant higher diagnostic rate compared to the standard palpation ...

HYPOTHYROIDISM is a rare late complication of Graves's disease. A committee of the Clinical Society of London in 1888 1 noted that "in a few cases the appearance of the symptoms of myxoedema has been ...