Thyroid Cancer News

Some tough news from a leader in the Utah Latino community. Tony Yapias says his thyroid cancer is back.

FORMER champion racehorse trainer Jenny Pitman has pledged her support to Swindon Samaritans.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 07 Jul 2009 The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced the approval of a new source of the medical isotope Iodine-131 to treat thyroid cancer in Canada.

An interior view of one of the MAPLE nuclear reactors at Chalk River, Ont. Photograph by: Handout, MDS Nordion OTTAWA a ' The federal government approved an alternative source for a medical isotope used in cancer treatment on Monday, removing a layer of red tape that will in turn alleviate some of the burden on health care providers coping with the ...

NEW NEW Abstract Abstract Background Various reports support the use of cervical spine CT over conventional radiography in screening of c-spine injury.

A NEW service pioneered in the North East is giving fresh hope to thyroid cancer patients.

Construction faults and space constraints are delaying cancer treatment at Wellington's new $360-million hospital.

A group of 10 Russian children arrived in Charleston this week for a six-week visit that includes plenty of medical tests, but time for fun, too.

Township Committeeman Raymond Kershaw's unexpired term will be filled by one of three men: a one-time county freeholder hopeful, the longtime planning board chair or a relative newcomer who has begun establishing himself on the local political scene.

By KRISTIN BARON Jennifer Pettibone, last year's Adams County Relay for Life honorary co-chair, fought her battle with papillary thyroid cancer and won.

Busy with work, selling her home and packing and moving, Norma Currie didn't spend much time thinking about how the isotope shortage story in the news was going to affect her thyroid cancer treatment.

BBC sports presenter Clare Balding insists her thyroid cancer scare is 'not a big deal' and plays down suggestions that she is brave.

Rockwood Clinic PS, of Spokane, says it plans to launch a multidisciplinary program in July to coordinate thyroid cancer care for patients.

As many as 12,000 Quebecers and hundreds in B.C. have had their cancer and cardiac tests delayed because of a shortage of medical isotopes, medical specialists in both provinces said Thursday.

Hospitals in Quebec have run out of iodine 131, the radioactive isotope that is used in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer.

Alexis Vitale is a clothing designer and a cancer survivor. She founded Hopes Song, a support group for cancer patients and will donate money from clothing sales to the non-profit foundation.

As many as 12,000 Quebecers have had their cancer and cardiac tests put off because of a shortage of medical isotopes, the province's top nuclear medicine specialist said Thursday.

BBC presenter Clare Balding was back in front of the camera for the first time since April last weekend after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer .

A DISCO fever fundraiser is to be held in Harrogate to raise money for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre.

Nibbles: An easier diabetes test, compliant participants lose more weight and the latest in gross candy Average blood test would make diagnosis easier The American Diabetes Association and other experts on diabetes say a simpler nonfasting blood test that takes the average of blood sugar levels over the past several days should be used instead of ...