Publications by authors named "Alice Bressand"
Article Synopsis
- * It involved 136 patients and used questionnaires to assess health-related quality of life and psychological status, alongside determining salivary gland radiation exposure.
- * Results showed an improvement in physical health-related quality of life, but no significant changes in anxiety, depression, or nutritional status linked to the treatment, suggesting radioiodine therapy does not negatively impact patients' overall well-being.
Understanding of changes in salivary and lacrimal gland functions after radioactive iodine therapy (I-therapy) remains limited, and, to date, no studies have evaluated dose-response relationships between absorbed dose from I-therapy and dysfunctions of these glands. This study investigates salivary/lacrimal dysfunctions in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients six months after I-therapy, identifies I-therapy-related risk factors for salivary/lacrimal dysfunctions, and assesses the relationships between I-therapy radiation dose and these dysfunctions. A cohort study was conducted involving 136 DTC patients treated by I-therapy of whom 44 and 92 patients received 1.
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- After treating thyroid cancer with radioiodine, some patients might have problems with their salivary glands, which can make eating and feeling good harder.
- The study wants to find out how many patients experience these problems and what factors might put them at higher risk.
- Patients will be checked at different times after treatment to see how their salivary glands are doing and to make sure we understand the relationship between the dose of treatment and any problems that come up.