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ea0009oc35 | Oral Communication 5: Thyroid | BES2005

Risk of second cancers among people with thyroid cancer - treatment effects or common aetiology?

Sandeep T , Strachan M , Reynolds R , Brewster D , Scelo G , Pukkala E , Hemminki K , Anderson A , Tracey E , Friis S , McBride M , Kee-Seng C , Pompe-Kirn V , Kliewer E , Tonita J , Jonasson J , Martos C , Boffetta P , Brennan P

BackgroundIncreasing incidence of thyroid cancer together with improved prognosis raises a concern regarding development of second primary cancers. Moreover, little is known about the incidence of thyroid cancer as a second primary neoplasm after other cancers.MethodsA cohort of 39002 people (356034.5 person years) with primary thyroid cancer was identified in 13 population-based cancer registries in Europe, ...

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ea0009p117 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | BES2005

The incidence and pathophysiology of hyponatraemia after subarachnoid haemorrhage

Sherlock M , O'Sullivan E , Agha A , Behan L , Rawluk D , Brennan P , Thompson C

Hyponatraemia occurs in 25-40% of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) but the pathogenesis is unclear.Objective: We aimed to establish the incidence, pathophysiology and consequences of hyponatraemia following SAH.Methods: A retrospective case note analysis of all patients with radiologically-proven SAH admitted to Beaumont Hospital between Jan 2002 and September 2003. Of 580 patients coded as SAH on HIPE records, 316 were...

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Risk of second cancers among people with thyroid cancer - treatment effects or common aetiology?

The incidence and pathophysiology of hyponatraemia after subarachnoid haemorrhage

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