International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology

Table 2 Total cancer and cancer mortality related to ¹³¹ I therapy for hyperthyroidism in adults

From: Pediatric Graves’ disease: management in the post-propylthiouracil Era

Author	Date	Site	Sample	Outcome	Reference
Ron	1998	US	23,020	No Effect***	[109]
Holm	1991	SW	10,000	No Effect**	[107]
Franklyn	1998	UK	7,209	No Effect	[104]
Flynn	2006	UK	3,888	No Effect	[103]
Metso	2007	FN	2,793	No Effect*	[108]
Franklyn	2005	UK	2,668	No Effect	[105]
Goldman	1982	US	1,762	No Effect	[106]

***Increase in thyroid CA with Nodular Disease.
**20% increase in stomach CA.
*15% Increase in stomach CA in Elderly Men with Nodular Disease.

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