Thyroid Cancer: evidence-based optimal management and the search for a cure.

摘要

The treatment of thyroid cancer remains controversial because of its relative rarity, long natural history with generally good outcome, and lack of randomised trials. However, research in thyroid cancer has been progressing rapidly in recent years. This necessitated a revision of the American Thyroid Association's guidelines [2], and also publication of special issues such as this which expands on the conceptual basis of some selected aspects of management of this cancer.This issue focuses on clinical management with the practising clinician in mind. Unfortunately, one issue is not enough to cover all aspects of thyroid cancer, and no attempt has been made to cover translational research in thyroid cancer or the increasing number of ongoing thyroid studies and trials.