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Thyroid cancer following higher dose radiation therapy

Pages 111-114 | Published online: 18 Apr 2016
 

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Therapeutic irradiation has long been recognized as a possible cause of cancer. Most studies linking thyroid cancer to previous irradiation have identified low-dose therapy to the head and neck as the cause. In this article, the authors point out that higher dose irradiation is also a potential cause of thyroid cancer. Two case reports, along with several cases from the literature, illustrate this relationship.

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