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CURE’s thyroid cancer page is an extensive resource of cancer information featuring the latest thyroid cancer news, expert oncologist insights on the latest cancer treatments, oncology research, advocacy efforts, and medical data on thyroid cancer.

An Overview of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

March 31st 2022, 1:00pm

Video

Health care specialists provide an overview on the nature of differentiated thyroid cancer and discuss subtypes of disease that patients may present with.

What Happens When a Patient Develops a Secondary Cancer Years After Undergoing Treatment?

March 22nd 2022, 7:00pm

Article

Although certain cancer treatments have been linked to an increased risk of a secondary cancer years later, an expert notes there are no genetic or pathologic studies that prove the association between new and previous cancers.

More Effective, Less Toxic Treatment Approach for Brain Metastases May Improve Care and Survival

March 2nd 2022, 4:00pm

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Guidelines for the treatment of patients with brain metastases is moving from whole brain radiation therapy to less toxic treatment options to potentially improve care and increase survival.

Tafinlar Plus Mekinist May Safely Improve Long-Term Survival in Patients with Rare Thyroid Cancer

February 4th 2022, 10:00pm

Article

After four years of additional follow-up, survival continued to improve and side effects remained tolerable in patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer receiving Tafinlar plus Mekinist.

Former Mets Player Dies From Cancer, 6 People With Cancer File Lawsuit About Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, and More

February 4th 2022, 4:00pm

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From the death of a former New York Mets player due to cancer, to a lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings regarding cancer potentially caused by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.

When the Daughter of a Pediatric Oncologist Receives a Cancer Diagnosis

October 14th 2021, 3:00pm

Podcast

“We tried very hard, my daughter and I, to have a daughter-father relationship, not a daughter-doctor relationship,” said Dr. Michael Weiner on this episode of the “CURE® Talks Cancer” podcast, in which he discussed his career, his own cancer journey and his daughter’s diagnosis.

New Book Written By Former Pediatric Oncologist Emphasizes Patients With Cancer ‘Are Not Alone’

September 22nd 2021, 7:00pm

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The tome also reflects on his own diagnosis of cancer and how it influenced his practice.

FDA Approves Cabometyx For Thyroid Cancer Subset

September 22nd 2021, 4:05pm

Article

The FDA approval of Cabometyx was based on results that showed that the drug was associated with improved outcomes in patients with radioactive iodine–refractory locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer.

Educated Patient® Webinar: Treatment and Care for Thyroid Cancer

September 20th 2021, 10:30pm

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View the full CURE® Educated Patient® Webinar: Treatment and Care for Thyroid Cancer on demand.

Precision Medicine and Clinical Trials

July 28th 2021, 2:04pm

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Online resources available to patients with lung or thyroid cancer who are considering participation in a clinical trial after undergoing comprehensive genomic profiling.