Despite guidelines addressing overdetection, no significant declines are seen; emphasis on active surveillance approaches is ...

The thyroid gland is a small butterfly-shaped gland in front of the neck Read on to learn its role and what happens if you ...

In this issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Michelle M Chen and colleagues1 report their findings on trends in the incidence of thyroid cancer in the USA from 1975 to 2019. The authors show ...

Despite efforts to curb overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer, the issue has continued to plague U.S. healthcare, according to results from a retrospective, population-based study.

Thyroid disease is often missed in older adults because its symptoms overlap with those of “normal aging.” In this two-article series, we examine thyroid disorders in the elderly, beginning with ...

A thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) test looks for certain antibodies that attack the thyroid. The presence of TbAb in high levels may indicate that someone has an autoimmune condition. To conduct a ...

Consuming large amounts of these substances may impact thyroid ... Thyroidectomy—a surgical procedure done to treat thyroid cancer or to remove a goiter or nodules Radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment ...

Nodules are growths on part of the body. They can be hard or fluid-filled. Thyroid nodules are usually benign, but they can be cancerous tumors. Sometimes a nodule is examined with imaging and/or ...

Abstract: To address the issue of inaccurate segmentation caused by blurred edges and strong noise in thyroid nodule ultrasound images, an image segmentation method based on an improved Swin ...

Your thyroid is a small butterfly shaped gland at the front of your neck. It might be small but it plays a vital function by producing hormones that control how your body uses energy. The hormones ...