Doctor Interviews
85: A Summary of Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Thyroid Cancer, with Dr. Alan Waxman from Cedars Sinai
Not all thyroid cancer patients who receive a thyroidectomy require radioactive iodine, but for those whose cancer maybe more aggressive and spread beyond the thyroid area, often radioactive iodine (RAI) is protocol.
RAI treatment may vary depending on the hospital.
In this interview, Dr. Alan Waxman explains what occurs leading up to, during, and after RAI. Topics discussed include:
If staying at the hospital after taking RAI, how long is the stay required?
Should you go home after RAI?
What is the benefit of staying overnight at the hospital when receiving RAI?
Worldwide trends toward prescribing lower doses of RAI.
Is there risk in RAI causing leukemia?
84: Flame Retardants Connected to Thyroid Cancer, with Dr. Julie Ann Sosa from Duke University
This is an in depth discussion about the connection between flame retardants and plastics, and thyroid cancer. These chemicals, also known as endocrine disruptors, have a clear connection to thyroid cancer occurrence.
The research is presented by Julie Ann Sosa, MD MA FACS is Chief of Endocrine Surgery at Duke University and leader of the endocrine neoplasia diseases group in the Duke Cancer Institute and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. She is Professor of Surgery and Medicine. Her clinical interest is in endocrine surgery, with a focus in thyroid cancer.
83: Drug Resistant Thyroid Cancer, with Dr. Carmelo Nucera from Harvard Medical School
Carmelo Nucera, M.D., Ph.D., is currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, in the Division of Cancer Biology and Angiogenesis (Department of Pathology), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Nucera received his M.D. and Ph.D. in Experimental Endocrinology and Metabolism from Italy.
In this episode, Dr. Nucera discusses a combination drug therapy using vemurafenib and palbociclib represents a novel therapeutic strategy to treat papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).
82: Pregnancy and Thyroid⎥Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism, with Dr. Angela Leung from UCLA
In this episode, the following topics are explained:
* Optimizing thyroid health prior to conception
* Thyroid issues that affect pregnancy
* Hypothyroid as result of surgery or Hashimotos
* Hyperthyroidism and pregnancy
* Adjusting current thyroid treatment, meaning optimizing thyroid levels by adjusting dosage of thyroid medication
* TSH levels in light of pregnancy
* Planned pregnancy usually means a dose increase
81: Recovering From Thyroid Cancer Surgery, Faster, Better, and Stronger with Evan Simon, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Oregon State University
In this episode, we hear from Evan Simon, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Oregon State University. Evan was diagnosed with advanced Stage IV thyroid cancer, which resulted a 13 hour surgery.
At the end of his surgery, Evan was told he would not be able to lift his hands overhead for 3 months, instead he broke the odds, taking him only 3 weeks.
80: Everything You Need to Know About Thyroid Nodules with Dr. Regina Castro from Mayo Clinic
60% of people in the U.S. have thyroid nodules, and almost all are benign — the others maybe reason for concern. M. Regina Castro, MD