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Thyrogen Treatment - Thyroid Cancer
Following initial treatment for thyroid cancer (surgery), patients are then given Radioactive Iodine Ablation Treatment. Generally a high thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is required in both treatment and follow-up of thyroid cancer. Traditionally patients reduced and then ceased their dose of thyroxine (Oroxine/Eutroxsig) before this treatment. An alternate approach to stopping thyroxine therapy is to give the patient Thyrogen. (Thyrogen rh TSH (Man Made Recombinant Human Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)) Radioactive Iodine TreatmentRadioactive Iodine Treatment (RAI) is usually recommended for patients who have been diganosed with thyroid cancer and have recently had a total thyroidectomy to remove the cancer.
Lenvatinib - Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Treatment
Nexavar is used to treat thyroid cancer (differentiated thyroid carcinoma). Nexavar is a multi-kinase inhibitor. It works by slowing down the rate of growth of cancer cells and cutting off the blood supply that keeps cancer cells growing.
Surgery - Semi Thyroidectomy - Total Thyroidectomy
An Endocrine Surgeon is the specialist who performs a thyroidectomy. A total thyroidectomy is recommended for thyroid cancer, restriction caused by an enlarged thyroid gland pressing on the windpipe, oesophagus or nerves. Surgery is also performed when a patient has a suspicious nodule(s), which could be malignant or an uncontrollable overactive thyroid gland.
Hyperthyroidism/Overactive Thyroid
Your treating thyroid specialist will prescribe a dose of Neo-Mercazole or PTU to treat your condition and will monitor your thyroid response through pathology tests.
Hypothyroidism/Under active Thyroid
As of 2017, Australia now has three brands of Levothyroxine replacement hormone available for prescription; Oroxine, Eutroxsig & Eltroxin.
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