Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer often requires specialized therapy with radioactive Iodine-131. Following recovery from surgery to remove the gland, patients may require another two to four day hospitalization to receive an oral dose of radioactive Iodine-131 (usually given in one or two capsules).

Monitoring is usually required in the hospital until enough of the radioactive Iodine-131 has been eliminated from the body so that the patient can safely return home. In some cases, however, the dose can now be administered in an outpatient setting.

Side effects may include swelling of the neck, sore throat, or fatigue. Upon discharge from the hospital, a list of precautions to use at home for a week or so will be given. Also, a total body scan will often be performed a week after the dose to look for any evidence of spread of the cancer to other areas of the body.

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