Depending Radionuclide Iodine for Diagnosis and Treatment Thyroid Cancer

Authors

  • Ghadeer Hussain Abdul Wahid Rashid Department of Medical Physics, Future College
  • Shahad Saadi Salman Kazem Department of Medical Physics, Future College
  • Hamza Ali Mazloum Abboud Department Applied Medical Physics, Al-Hilla University College
  • Mohamed Saad Mohsen Hussein Department Applied Medical Physics, Al-Hilla University College
  • Ali Abdul Hussein Hilal Laibi Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Kufa

Keywords:

Radionuclide, Thyroid cancer, Iodine, magic bullet

Abstract

The fastest rising cancer in women is Thyroid cancer . Current treatment including surgery (total thyroidectomy) followed by thyroid hormone therapy. Radioactive iodine therapy is used in patients with an intermediate or higher risk of persistent or recurrent thyroid cancer. Radioactive iodine works as a “magic bullet” by getting taken up by both normal and cancerous thyroid cells and destroying them. Similarly, radioactive iodine can be used to destroy thyroid cancer cells if the cancer returns

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2024-05-24

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Ghadeer Hussain Abdul Wahid Rashid, Shahad Saadi Salman Kazem, Hamza Ali Mazloum Abboud, Mohamed Saad Mohsen Hussein, & Ali Abdul Hussein Hilal Laibi. (2024). Depending Radionuclide Iodine for Diagnosis and Treatment Thyroid Cancer. Eurasian Journal of Research, Development and Innovation, 32, 142–178. Retrieved from https://geniusjournals.org/index.php/ejrdi/article/view/6009

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Vol. 32 (2024): EJRDI

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