Search for dissertations about: "Thyroid cancer"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 swedish dissertations containing the words Thyroid cancer.
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1. Thyroid cancer : studies on etiology and prognosis
Abstract : Thyroid cancer constitutes about 1% of all malignant tumours and the incidence is increasing in Sweden. It is rare in children before the age of 10. During puberty the female to male ratio increases to be two to three times more common in females. The ratio remains constant until menopause and thereafter declines. READ MORE
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2. Radiobiological effects of the thyroid gland - transcriptomic and proteomic responses to 131l and 211At exposure
Abstract : Radionuclides are widely used in medicine. 131I is one of the most employed radionuclides and is administered to patients either bound to tumor targeting molecules or as halide to target the thyroid or thyroid cancer. READ MORE
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3. Selenium and Breast Cancer. Is It Protective? Epidemiologic Evidence Regarding Risk and Prognosis
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4. Genetic Characterization and Identification of Novel Treatment Targets in Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
Abstract : Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare and highly aggressive thyroid malignancy, usually resistant to conventional therapeutic strategies. The prognosis of ATC is extremely poor with a median survival rate of 6 months. Current treatment therapy includes surgical resection in combination with external radiotherapy and chemotherapy. READ MORE
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5. Tumour stromal and demographical factors affecting the metastatic aggressiveness of small differentiated papillary thyroid cancers in Sweden
Abstract : Background: The incidence of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has been increasing over the recent decades, especially that of small papillary thyroid cancers (sPTCs) (≤ 20mm in size). sPTCs are generally classified as low risk cancers with a very favourable diagnosis, yet some of these cancers still cause locoregional and distant metastasis, recurrence and even death. READ MORE