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Radioactive iodine ablation

Posted by jolanda @jolanda, Dec 22, 2022

Good day

I am due for a 2nd round of RAI treatment. I've read that radiation may cause secondary cancer. What are the chances that RAI caused more/new malignant lympnodes in my neck?
What are my other options for treatment?

Thank you for your help.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 23, 2022

Welcome, @jolanda. I'm tagging other members like @skipeak @gel315 @cnicole @rzawie24 @mayirsi who have had radioactive iodine treatment and can offer their experiences.

Jolanda, can you share a bit more about yourself? What type of thyroid cancer do you have? Not all types of thyroid cancer respond to radioactive iodine treatment. Is this a recurrence?

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jolanda | @jolanda | Dec 23, 2022

Hi Colleen
Thank you for your reply. I had a thyroidectomy February 2022, and they removed malignant lympnodes.
Two weeks ago they removed 38 lympnodes and 8 of them had tumors. The report states metastatic papillary carcenoma.

I had RAI after my thyroidectomy.

The doctor doesn't know if the lympnodes are old and he missed it with the first operation or that it's newly formed malignant lympnodes.

I am cautious to undergo RAI again since I've learned it can lead to secondary cancer but I need expert advice.

Kind regards

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 27, 2022
In reply to @jolanda "Hi Colleen Thank you for your reply. I had a thyroidectomy February 2022, and they removed..." + (show)
@jolanda

Hi Colleen
Thank you for your reply. I had a thyroidectomy February 2022, and they removed malignant lympnodes.
Two weeks ago they removed 38 lympnodes and 8 of them had tumors. The report states metastatic papillary carcenoma.

I had RAI after my thyroidectomy.

The doctor doesn't know if the lympnodes are old and he missed it with the first operation or that it's newly formed malignant lympnodes.

I am cautious to undergo RAI again since I've learned it can lead to secondary cancer but I need expert advice.

Kind regards

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