Results published for practice-changing thyroid cancer trial

19 June 2025

Findings from a CTC trial have been published in The Lancet, indicating that patients with thyroid cancer could now be spared a harsh course of treatment and spend more time with loved ones as a result.

The Iodine or Not (IoN) clinical trial, funded by Cancer Research UK, sought to determine whether patients with low-risk thyroid cancer could safely forego radioactive iodine treatment following surgery to remove the thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that produces hormones to help regulate metabolism and energy levels.

Read the full write-up over at UCL News.

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