Associations between radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism and cancer incidence and mortality
RAI treatment was associated with increased breast cancer incidence but not overall cancer incidence or mortality. Findings for pancreatic cancer mortality were suggestive. These results support the importance of long-term safety monitoring among RAI-treated patients.
Authors
- Harry D. Momo
- Alison M. Mondul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8843-1416)
- Megan R. Haymart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1083-1575)
- Xu Shi
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgag058
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 30.73