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.

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 ...

Background: Widespread use of ultrasound to assess thyroid disease has led to an increased number of clinically unapparent, nonpalpable nodules being identified. Although many of these nodules are ...

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

Thyroid RFA is a minimally invasive medical procedure that treats thyroid nodules. Using ultrasound-guided imaging, the nodule is located, allowing the treatment to focus solely on the targeted ...

A World Health Organization (WHO)-commissioned systematic review published in Environment International finds no association ...

These conditions are commonly misdiagnosed for anxiety when they are really something far more serious than that ...

In 2012, a routine check-up revealed a lump in her neck that turned out to be thyroid cancer. The dancer, model, and mom of four encouraged people to seek routine preventive care. "I took that ...

Famous TV presenter Julia Bradbury, whose breast cancer was missed twice before she was diagnosed in 2020, is crediting the life-saving ultrasound she underwent that detected a 6cm tumor in her left ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have designed process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of cancer-fighting T cells by increasing their cell permeability. They targeted freshly isolated ...