Radioactive Iodine Ablation for Thyroid Cancer: Pediatric Thyroid Center at CHOP (6 of 9)

For patients with thyroid cancer, radioactive iodine (RAI) is used after surgery to detect and destroy any remaining cells that might contain thyroid cancer or can cause thyroid cancer to return. Experts from the Pediatric Thyroid Center at CHOP explain when and how RAI treatment is performed. They also discuss the different tests used to check for any signs of recurrence of thyroid cancer.

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