Quality of life in thyroid cancer is similar to that of other cancers with worse survival

MK Applewhite, BC James, SP Kaplan… - World journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing. As such, the number of survivors
is rising, and it has been shown that their quality of life (QOL) is worse than expected. Using …

Health‐related quality of life among thyroid cancer survivors: a systematic review

O Husson, HR Haak, WA Oranje, F Mols… - Clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background Treatment and follow‐up care procedures of thyroid cancer impose great
challenges on survivors and could potentially affect their health‐related quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] Dr Google and the consumer: a qualitative study exploring the navigational needs and online health information-seeking behaviors of consumers with chronic …

K Lee, K Hoti, JD Hughes, L Emmerton - Journal of medical Internet …, 2014 - jmir.org
Background The abundance of health information available online provides consumers with
greater access to information pertinent to the management of health conditions. This is …

[HTML][HTML] Consumer use of “Dr Google”: a survey on health information-seeking behaviors and navigational needs

K Lee, K Hoti, JD Hughes, LM Emmerton - Journal of medical Internet …, 2015 - jmir.org
Background The Internet provides a platform to access health information and support self-
management by consumers with chronic health conditions. Despite recognized barriers to …

Risk factors for decreased quality of life in thyroid cancer survivors: initial findings from the North American Thyroid Cancer Survivorship Study

B Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B James, S Nagar, S Kaplan… - Thyroid, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Background: The prevalence of thyroid cancer survivors is rising rapidly due to the
combination of an increasing incidence, high survival rates, and a young age at diagnosis …

Treatment of advanced thyroid cancer with axitinib: phase 2 study with pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and quality‐of‐life assessments

LD Locati, L Licitra, L Agate, SHI Ou, A Boucher… - Cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND In a previous phase 2 trial, axitinib was active and well tolerated in patients
with advanced thyroid cancer. In this second phase 2 trial, the efficacy and safety of axitinib …

Quality of life in patients with thyroid cancer compared with the general population

S Singer, T Lincke, E Gamper, K Bhaskaran… - Thyroid, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: Since patients with thyroid cancer have a very good prognosis overall,
clinicians may often assume that their quality of life is comparable to the general population …

Decreased health-related quality of life in disease-free survivors of differentiated thyroid cancer in Korea

JI Lee, SH Kim, AH Tan, HK Kim, HW Jang… - Health and quality of life …, 2010 - Springer
Background Concern regarding the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of long-term
survivors of thyroid cancer has risen due to the rapid increase in the incidence of thyroid …

Papillary thyroid cancer: the good and bad of the “good cancer”

RW Randle, NM Bushman, J Orne, CJ Balentine… - Thyroid, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Background: Papillary thyroid cancer is often described as the “good cancer” because of its
treatability and relatively favorable survival rates. This study sought to characterize the …

Active surveillance for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: new challenges and opportunities for the health care system

GC Haser, RM Tuttle, HK Su, EE Alon, D Bergman… - Endocrine practice, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective: The dramatic increase in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is primarily a result of
early diagnosis of small cancers. Active surveillance is a promising management strategy for …