Thyroid Cancer Forum - Radiation Iodine

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Q: Radiation Iodine

asked by: aking on May 14th, 2009

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I am curious WHY it can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months for Radiation Iodine (for hyperthyroidism) to start to work?

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MandMs

replied on May 15th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

There is considerable individual variation in the timing and extent of response to radioiodine treatment, due to individual variation in the sensitivity of the thyroid to radioiodine.

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