What The Study Did: Researchers compared long-term risk of death from a solid cancer in patients treated with radioactive iodine, anti-thyroid drugs or surgery for hyperthyroidism.
Authors: Cari M. Kitahara, Ph.D., M.H.S., of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, is the corresponding author.
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