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Podcast: Doctor Thyroid
Episode: A Summary of Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Thyroid Cancer, with Dr. Alan Waxman from Cedars Sinai
Description: Not all thyroid cancer patients who receive a thyroidectomy require radioactive iodine, but for those whose cancer maybe more aggressive and spread beyond the thyroid area, often radioactive iodine (RAI) is protocol. RAI treatment may vary depending on the hospital.  For example, in this interview you hear protocol for RAI at Cedars Sinai. In this interviews, Dr. Alan Waxman explains what occurs leading up to, during, and after RAI.  Topics discussed include: If staying at the hospital after taking RAI, how long is the stay required? Should you go home after RAI? What is the...