USPSTF discourages thyroid cancer screening

Citing the lack of evidence for an overall benefit as well as the risk of harm...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: ACR publishes TI-RADS thyroid nodule classification model How should small papillary thyroid cancers be treated? Thyroid nodule imaging surveillance offers low yield USPSTF recommends against thyroid cancer screening Second Opinion: Did thyroid imaging study miss the mark?Comments: 5/9/2017 3:01:08 PMMidwest Eastern Rad For a disease that doesn't deserve screening (as per the USPTF), and doesn't seem to be causing huge amount of morbidity and mortality, there sure is a lot written about Thyroid nodules.  The more thyroid ultrasound/CT neck/MRI C-spine/CT Thorax I do, the more I think nodules are a normal variant and probably some post inflammatory process.   For once, I agree with the USPTF, over the recommendation to not screen for nodules, and I think there ought to be a movement to do less and less with these nodules.  (Some part of me thinks people ought to avoid doctors altogether lol) 5/9/2017 9:38:56 PMTheFlash Agree with your sentiments on thyroid nodules and doctors.
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