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Thyroid Cancer 1 year 7 weeks ago

I found out I had thyroid cancer and on 9/3/09 had a total thyroid removal. I've been on the low iodine diet for 3 weeks now and I go in for my therapy dose of I-131 tomorrow.
I found out I had thyroid cancer and on 9/3/09 had a total thyroid removal. I've been on the low iodine diet for 3 weeks now and I go in for my therapy dose of I-131 tomorrow.

Overactive Thyroid Treatment 1 year 30 weeks ago

Overactive Thyroid Treatment? Thyroid surgery may consequence in hypothyroidism, lack of thyroid hormones or calcium in the body. After the surgery, you may have to get synthetic thyroid hormone, calcium and vitamin D supplements for the rest of your life.

Radioactive iodine therapy is applied to care for thyroid cancer or even overactive thyroid. Patients are needed to take a dose of radioactive iodine for about three months. Acupuncture can also help reduce the symptoms of overactive thyroid.

Slow Thyroid Foods to Avoid 1 year 30 weeks ago

A low-thyroid diet can improve the function of the thyroid, which is to transform iodine from food into thyroid hormones for metabolism. Slow-thyroid foods should be avoided by people with hypothyroidism or low thyroid.

Soy products contain isoflavones, which take steps as anti-thyroid agents and should be avoided by people on low-thyroid diets. Slow-thyroid foods to avoid include vegetables from the Brassica family that contain goitrogen, such as cabbage, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower and kale.

How To Fight Breast Cancer With Iodine 2 years 22 weeks ago

Little or no iodine in the diet can debilitate you by causing atrophy of the thyroid gland, and too little over a lifetime can shorten your life and make remaining years miserable with ill health. A healthy thyroid gland keeps your body temperature steady (no hot flashes), monitors and regulates your metabolism (combats undiagnosable overweight), and signals abnormal body cells (cancer) that don’t want to die on their own (apoptosis) to give up the ghost, protecting you against breast and other reproductive cancers.

All About Dog Thyroid Cancer 1 year 18 weeks ago

Thyroid cancer in dogs can lead to swelling of the neck, difficulty breathing and difficulty swallowing. In some dogs, it is undetectable. Vets have various options when treating dog thyroid cancer, including surgical removal, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.