Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Tariq Khurram

Publications

• Research Article
  Radiation Induced Hypothyroidism and its Relationship with Gender and Smoking History in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
  Author(s): Tariq Khurram, Rana Fauzia, Zuberi Lara, Zaiden Robert, Farhangi Arezo, Ibrahim Saif, Tariq Wajiha, Palacio Carlos, Al-Saffar Farah and Pham DatTariq Khurram, Rana Fauzia, Zuberi Lara, Zaiden Robert, Farhangi Arezo, Ibrahim Saif, Tariq Wajiha, Palacio Carlos, Al-Saffar Farah and Pham Dat
  
  ntroduction: Patients with head and neck cancers are often treated with external beam radiation therapy. Unfortunately this therapy is not without its unintended consequences. One of these side effects include the development of radiation induced hypothyroidism. Our study is designed to pay special attention to variables like gender and smoking history and analyze their relationship with the development of hypothyroidism. Methods: Tumor Registry Database at the University of Florida, College of Medicine in Jacksonville was utilized for our retrospective study to gather information on patients who had previously received external beam radiations for head and neck cancers. Patients’ charts were reviewed over a period of thirteen years from January 1st 2000 to November 30th 2013. General characteristics were examined including age, gender, race/ethnicity, and smoki.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000178

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