Endocrine Abstracts

Radioactive iodine treatment for thyrotoxicosis had been introduced since 1940(s). The association of thyroid cancer and radioactive iodine (RAI131) treatment for thyrotoxicosis is rare. Rate of thyroid cancer in Jordan is 3 per 100 000 (according to Jordan National Registry).The latest population is estimated to be 5.6 million in 2006.Aim: To look for rate of thyroid cancer in a cohort of patients who received RAI131 and to report ...