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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Does Radioactive Iodine Cause Cancer

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Dr. Indranil Ghosh MD

The patient has been detected with thyroid cancer . Request you to go through the medical history ... radioactive iodine cannot be administered until the tumor is de-bulked or removed. Please have a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indranil Ghosh ( Oncologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

How long after radioactive iodine is it safe to have sexual intercourse? I had 109 millicuries after a total thyroidectomy for cancer. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

3 days ago, I took a lower dosage, I believe 30mg of radioactive iodine to finish my thyroid cancer treatment. I am wondering how long I have to have protective sex for. My wife cannot get pregnant,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

the last 20 years. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last summer and had both sides removed. I am currently undergoing a low dose 30mg radioactive iodine treatment. Will the treatment have a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Suresh Heijebu MD

cataract removal. Did have radioactive iodine 50 mg following removal of thyroid. Have tested negative for any cancer. (With whole body iodine therapy and catskan. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Rohan Khandelwal MD

Radioactive Iodine pills treatment. The following year (3 yrs ago) the cancer returned on some neck lymph ...Doctor, my husband is 49 yrs old, 4 yrs ago he was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rohan Khandelwal ( Oncologist)
Dr.   Harisankar C.N.B. MD

and yellowness of skin. now they stopped the drugs and advising me to take radioactive iodine. i read this radioactive substance causes cancer. will this radioactive iodine also... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harisankar C.N.B. ( Radiologist)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

My lymphocytes have been elevated to around 55% for two years now. I had breast cancer 6 years ago and have just completed radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer. My doctor is referring... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Anders Mark Christensen MD

CROHN S DISEASE AND MY MOTHER HAD THYROID CANCER AND MY SISTER WAS TREATED WITH THE RADIOACTIVE IODINE ... A LUNG NODULE AFTER THE 4MM THYROID NODULE WAS FOUND AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anders Mark Christensen ( General Surgeon)
Dr. B.dinesh MD

Hi, my dad s diagnosed with 4th stage thyroid cancer, with metastases to his left pelvic bone ... his own body. If the treatment is stopped, won t his cancer spread further? Is there any other ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. B.dinesh ( General Surgeon)