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Radio-active iodine and risk of cancer

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  • Franklyn et al (1) have undertaken a population-based cohort study examining the incidence and mortality of cancer following radioiodine treatment. Findings included:
    • a significant decrease in the total number of cancer diagnoses and deaths from cancer in the radioiodine group compared to matched data from the general population (1)
    • a significant, but small, increase in the incidence of small bowel and thyroid cancers - however the absolute risk of these cancers remained low

Reference:

  • (1) Franklyn JA, Maisonneuve P, Sheppard MC et al (1999). Cancer incidence and mortality after radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism: a population-based cohort study. Lancet, 338 (11), 712-718.

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