Risk of hypothyroidism among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with radiation therapy: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
CONCLUSION: The risk of hypothyroidism requiring thyroxin was significantly higher in NPC patients after RT than in the general Taiwanese population and HNC patients. Regular clinical and serum thyroid function tests are essential among NPC survivors after RT.
PMID: 28532605 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Fan CY, Lin CS, Chao HL, Huang WY, Su YF, Lin KT, Tsai IJ, Kao CH Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research
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