Air, Light Pollution Increase Risk Of Thyroid Cancer In Children

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 18, 2025
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Babies exposed to air and light pollution have a higher risk of developing childhood thyroid cancer, a new study says.

Airborne particle pollution and outdoor artificial light both increased babies’ risk of developing thyroid cancer before they turned 20, researche...

New Hope Against a Rare, Aggressive Form of Thyroid Cancer

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• October 28, 2024
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Most thyroid cancers are slow-moving and, if caught early, curable.

But some patients can present with what's known as an anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) -- a rare and very aggressive tumor with a very poor prognosis. 

Now, a clinical trial offers new hope...

Ozempic, Wegovy Won't Boost Thyroid Cancer Risk: Study

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• April 10, 2024
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Wegovy, Ozempic and other drugs known as GLP-1 analogues have become wildly popular for controlling diabetes and helping folks lose weight.

There were concerns that longer term use of the drugs might raise users' odds for thyroid cancer, but a Swedish study of more than...

Microwave Treatment Could Be an Advance Against Thyroid Tumors

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• April 3, 2024
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Microwaves could offer an alternative to surgery for some people with thyroid cancer, a new study suggests.

Microwave ablation, which uses heat to destroy tumors, more effectively targeted thyroid cancers on multiple parts of the gland than surgery did, researchers repo...

U.S. Cancer Death Rates Are Falling, But News Isn't All Good

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 17, 2024
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Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows.

But more people are developing cancers than ever, making the dreaded disease a continued threat to human health, according to the