Advances in Thyroid Cancer 1920-2020

Hossein Gharib, MD, discusses a century of advances in thyroid cancer which include:
• How to explain the increased prevalence of thyroid cancer in recent years
• Thyroid hormone therapy with target TSH levels
• Trends in thyroid surgery—total thyroidectomy vs. lobectomy
• When to consider active surveillance of thyroid cancer
• Development and role of Radioactive Iodine (RAI) in thyroid cancer
• What explains increased cancer recurrence rates

Presenter:
Hossein Gharib, MD, Professor of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic

Moderator:
Vinni Makin, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cleveland Clinic
Intersection of Preventive Cardiology and Endocrinology