Secondary thyroid carcinoma in survivors of childhood cancer: A need to revise current screening recommendations

Gabby Atlas^{1

2

3}, Stephen Farrell^{4

5

6

7}, Margaret Zacharin^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
² Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Endocrine Surgery, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Endocrine Surgery, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Gabby Atlas et al. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;97(1):137-139.

doi: 10.1111/cen.14746. Epub 2022 Apr 30.

Gabby Atlas^{1

2

3}, Stephen Farrell^{4

5

6

7}, Margaret Zacharin^{1

2

3}

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
² Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Endocrine Surgery, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Endocrine Surgery, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Department of Surgery, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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