The Impact of Thyroid Cancer and Post-Surgical Radioactive Iodine Treatment on the Lives of Thyroid Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study
Anna M. Sawka, David P. Goldstein, James D. Brierley et al. · 2009
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Anna Sawka and colleagues published this interview study in PLOS ONE in 2009. Radioactive iodine treatment, called RAI for short, is often considered after surgery for well-differentiated thyroid cancer. Numbers alone cannot say what that diagnosis and treatment feel like to live through.
The researchers interviewed thyroid cancer survivors about being diagnosed, about the iodine treatment, and about how choices were made. Their accounts show the uncertainty and isolation that the treatment can bring. The study gives clinicians a patient's-eye view to weigh alongside survival statistics when advising on this treatment.
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| CREATOR | Anna M. Sawka, David P. Goldstein, James D. Brierley et al. |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2009 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| LICENSE | Creative Commons Attribution License |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS ONE |
Source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0004191