Dr Matthew Magarey appears on Channel 7’s House of Wellness
New Thyroid Nodule Guidelines released by the ATA
The American Thyroid Association recently released new guidelines for the management of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer.
These guidelines are used widely around the world as the resource for accepted treatment strategies.
Several changes mean that treatment strategies for thyroid cancer are becoming less aggressive. This is due to the excellent outcomes that are now being achieved.
Make sure your surgeon is aware of the latest information regarding management strategies.
The guidelines can be accessed on the American Thyroid Association website here.
Throat cancer on the rise
The sexual revolution is producing a new wave of throat and tongue cancers among middle-aged people, who are falling victim to a rare side effect of the "common cold of sexually transmitted infections".
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/health/throat-and-tongue-cancers-linked-to-sexually-transmitted-virus-on-the-rise-20151013-gk80xp#ixzz3pIKW0akY
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