New technique to locate cancer cells Jan 4, 2009
Because one of the functions of the thyroid gland is to absorb iodine from the blood, radioiodine is taken up by any thyroid tissue not removed by surgery, including cancerous cells spreading to other body parts, such as lymph nodes ... "Normal thyroid tissue as well as residual cancer cells concentrate radioiodine. Performed after ingestion of radioiodine, SPECT-CT provides three-dimensional images of the distribution of the radionuclide in the human body and is therefore used for staging this... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Feline Hyperthyroidism Alternative ... Nov 24, 2008
While most owners treat their cat's hyperthyroidism with twice a day oral administration of Tapazole (Methimazole), not many owners are aware of the fact there are other two other options that may relieve the pet from this debilitating disease once and forever: surgery and Radioiodine treatment ... Radioiodine Injection as a Treatment Option. (Suite101.com)
Diagnosis of Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer with Radioiodine Scanning after Thyrotropin Alfa Stimulation Sep 18, 2008
Volume 359:1295-1297. Since this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the and any section headings. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Pretibial Myxedema Aug 26, 2008
PTM can also rarely develop in patients with Graves disease who have no evidence of TED. In addition, PTM can occur after surgical or radioiodine treatment of Graves disease, and it can also rarely occur in patients with Hashimoto s thyroiditis and stasis dermatitis. Symptoms. (Suite101.com)
DRAXIS Names GE Healthcare as Exclusive Distributor of DRAXIMAGE(R) Sestamibi in USA Dec 21, 2007
Products currently include a line of lyophilized technetium-99m kits used in nuclear medicine imaging procedures and therapeutic products labeled with a variety of isotopes including radioiodine. About DRAXIS Health Inc. DRAXIS Health, through its wholly owned operating subsidiary, DRAXIS Specialty Pharmaceuticals Inc., provides products in three categories: sterile products, non-sterile products and radiopharmaceuticals. (PR Newswire)
Some Medical Tests Trigger Radiation Alarms Dec 7, 2007
"At Washington University, we have three preprinted wallet-size travel cards (radioiodine, sestamibi/thallium, miscellaneous) that we give to patients who receive therapeutic doses of I-131 or who are planning to travel in the days to weeks following a diagnostic procedure," said Royal, a professor of radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and associate director of nuclear medicine at its Mallinckrodt Institute of R. (Newsmax)
Eat healthy to be healthy Oct 21, 2007
Thyroid ablation therapy includes radioiodine treatment to deactivate thyroid tissue. Nutrition is preventative medicine, too. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Eugene Saenger, 90; pioneer in radiation research Oct 6, 2007
Saenger was among the first to report on the growth of cancer cells in children following irradiation for benign conditions, and he published a landmark paper in 1968 demonstrating that, contrary to popular belief, radioiodine therapy was not associated with an increased incidence of leukemia. That legacy was tarnished, however, by the experiments in which Saenger administered high levels of whole-body radiation to more than 90 poor, black, uneducated patients with inoperable tumors. (Los Angeles Times)
Presence Of Gene Mutation Helps Guide Thyroid Cancer Treatment Sep 7, 2007
BRAF V600E testing could also be useful for deciding between low- or high-dose radioiodine ablation therapy. Advances in molecular biology techniques have improved our understanding of the genetic changes in cells that lead to the formation of cancer and have provided opportunities for identifying disease biomarkers like this mutation, added Kebebew. (Science Daily)
Ethanol Injection Helps Manage Bone Metastasis In Thyroid Cancer Patients Jun 6, 2007
"PEI may be a valuable adjunctive or secondary treatment to radioiodine therapy, and it may contribute to better management of thyroid cancer patients with bone metastasis," said Kunihiro Nakada, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at Hokkaido University Hospital and the hospital chief in the Department of Radiology at LSI Sapporo Clinic, both in Japan ... "Although radioiodine therapy and/or surgery are valuable therapeutic strategies, management of bone metastasis has... (Science Daily)
Custom-made cancer cell attacks Feb 17, 2007
This is because radioactive chemicals such as radioiodine decay in a predictable way and emit radiation while that is happening. Bearing that principle in mind, researchers can make custom types of radioactive chemicals or radioisotopes that will attack cancer cells in a more efficient way than current cancer treatments. (EurekAlert!)
'Hot' People Setting Off Radiation Alarms Jan 29, 2007
They found one of the passengers had recently undergone thyroid treatment with radioiodine. In August, the British Medical Journal described the case of a very embarrassed 46-year-old Briton who set off the sensors at Orlando airport in Florida six weeks after having radioiodine treatment for a thyroid condition ... For thyroid treatment with radioiodine, it can be as long as 95 days, the Society of Nuclear Medicine said. (Newsmax)
