Thyroid cancer after childhood radiation therapy
Part of Cancer, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study looks at thyroid cancer in people who had radiation therapy as children, comparing them to people who did not have radiation. The goal is to see how often thyroid cancer develops after childhood radiation.
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Who can take part
- You must be under 18 years old when the treatment or ultrasound happened.
- Either you had radiation for cancer between 1999 and 2018 and were followed at a specific clinic in Bologna for at least 4 years, OR you did not have radiation but had a thyroid ultrasound at that same clinic in the same time period with no known thyroid risk factors.
- If you had radiation, you must not have been moved to another hospital before completing 4 years of follow-up.
- You or your parent/guardian must give permission (informed consent) to join.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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