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class="post-14706 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-growth-issues category-neoplasia-and-cancer category-pediatric-health" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/how-cancer-affects-childhood-growth/" st_title="How Cancer Affects Childhood Growth" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-71"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/growth-issues/">Growth Issues</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-29 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/neoplasia-and-cancer/">Neoplasia and Cancer</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-34"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/pediatric-health/">Pediatric Health</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/how-cancer-affects-childhood-growth/" rel="bookmark">How Cancer Affects Childhood Growth</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Childhood cancer patients and survivors are at increased risk for growth disturbances, for myriad reasons, and it is important to periodically monitor their growth, according to a paper recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Tomoko Yoshida, MD, PhD, and Angela Delaney, MD, both of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis,...</div></article><article id="post-14595" class="post-14595 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-neoplasia-and-cancer category-thyroid" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/for-your-information-recent-revelations-on-thyroid-cancer-treatment/" st_title="For Your Information: Recent Revelations on Thyroid Cancer Treatment" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-29 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/neoplasia-and-cancer/">Neoplasia and Cancer</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-16"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/thyroid/">Thyroid News and Research Articles</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/for-your-information-recent-revelations-on-thyroid-cancer-treatment/" rel="bookmark">For Your Information: Recent Revelations on Thyroid Cancer Treatment</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer in the world with over 62,000 newly diagnosed cases each year in the U.S. alone. Here, we look at some of the latest research that includes a study from Endocrine Reviews on radiation-induced thyroid cancer; a JCEM Case Reports paper on false positive results in metastatic thyroid...</div></article><article id="post-13126" class="post-13126 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-endocrine-disruptors category-health-disparities category-neoplasia-and-cancer" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/paraben-exposure-linked-to-mammary-cancer-growth-and-metastasis/" st_title="</b>Paraben Exposure Linked to Mammary Cancer Growth and Metastasis</b>" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-26"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/endocrine-disruptors/">Endocrine Disruptors</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-29 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/neoplasia-and-cancer/">Neoplasia and Cancer</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-70"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/health-disparities/">Health Disparities</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/paraben-exposure-linked-to-mammary-cancer-growth-and-metastasis/" rel="bookmark"></b>Paraben Exposure Linked to Mammary Cancer Growth and Metastasis</b></a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Parabens like methylparaben (MP) and propylparaben (PP), which are commonly used in food, cosmetic, and drug preservatives, are associated with mammary cancer growth and metastasis in mice, according to a study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by Michele A. La Merrill, PhD, of the Department of Environmental Toxicology at the University of California at...</div></article><article id="post-13059" class="post-13059 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-neoplasia-and-cancer" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/endocrine-society-publishes-first-hypercalcemia-of-malignancy-guideline/" st_title="</b>Endocrine Society Publishes First Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Guideline</b>" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-29 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/neoplasia-and-cancer/">Neoplasia and Cancer</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/endocrine-society-publishes-first-hypercalcemia-of-malignancy-guideline/" rel="bookmark"></b>Endocrine Society Publishes First Hypercalcemia of Malignancy Guideline</b></a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> A new Endocrine Society guideline details how to treat adult patients with hypercalcemia of malignancy, the most common metabolic cancer complication. Despite its high morbidity and mortality rates, this is the very first guideline that directly addresses this condition and confirms the efficacy of denosumab and bisphosphonates. Adults with hypercalcemia of malignancy should be treated...</div></article><article id="post-12397" class="post-12397 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-diabetes-news-and-research category-diabetes category-endo-2022 category-neoplasia-and-cancer category-trends-and-insights category-womens-health" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/study-links-diabetes-and-worse-outcomes-in-long-term-survivors-of-metastatic-breast-cancer/" st_title="Study Links Diabetes and Worse Outcomes in Long-Term Survivors of Metastatic Breast Cancer" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-78"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/diabetes-news-and-research/">Diabetes News and Research</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-88"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/endo-2022/">ENDO 2022</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-44"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/trends-and-insights/">Trends and Insights</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-18"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/diabetes/">Diabetes Research Articles</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-29 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/neoplasia-and-cancer/">Neoplasia and Cancer</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-36"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/womens-health/">Women's Health</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/study-links-diabetes-and-worse-outcomes-in-long-term-survivors-of-metastatic-breast-cancer/" rel="bookmark">Study Links Diabetes and Worse Outcomes in Long-Term Survivors of Metastatic Breast Cancer</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Women who are longer-term survivors of metastatic breast cancer may have a worse survival rate if they have diabetes and poorly controlled blood sugar levels, according to a study presented at ENDO 2022. The authors of the study point out that a well-established relationship between diabetes and breast cancer exists, but it’s still unclear how...</div></article><article id="post-12318" class="post-12318 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-endo-2022 category-neoplasia-and-cancer category-product-technology category-thyroid" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/new-data-show-strong-performance-of-thyroid-cancer-test-in-real-world-clinical-practice/" st_title="New Data Show Strong Performance of Thyroid Cancer Test in Real-World Clinical Practice" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-88"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/endo-2022/">ENDO 2022</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-29 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/neoplasia-and-cancer/">Neoplasia and Cancer</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-16"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/thyroid/">Thyroid News and Research Articles</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-55"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/practice/product-technology/">Product / Technology</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/new-data-show-strong-performance-of-thyroid-cancer-test-in-real-world-clinical-practice/" rel="bookmark">New Data Show Strong Performance of Thyroid Cancer Test in Real-World Clinical Practice</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> Meta-analysis presented at ENDO 2022 provides real-world evidence that a test can accurately rule out thyroid cancer in patients with indeterminate thyroid nodules and that, when the test deems a nodule as suspicious, the patient’s risk of malignancy is consistent, and higher than that reported in the test’s original clinical validation (CV) study. Veracyte is...</div></article><article id="post-10630" class="post-10630 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-adrenal category-neoplasia-and-cancer" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/conquering-cancer/" st_title="Conquering Cancer: How a Newly Discovered Mutation Could Be a Game Changer in Treating Adrenal Carcinoma" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-23"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/adrenal/">Adrenal</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-29 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/neoplasia-and-cancer/">Neoplasia and Cancer</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/conquering-cancer/" rel="bookmark">Conquering Cancer: How a Newly Discovered Mutation Could Be a Game Changer in Treating Adrenal Carcinoma</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> <img width="660" height="439" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20660%20439'%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Pinto_Lab2" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-lazy-srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-150x100.jpg 150w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-768x511.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-2048x1362.jpg 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-lazy-src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-1024x681.jpg" /><noscript><img width="660" height="439" src="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-1024x681.jpg" class="post-thumbnail alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Pinto_Lab2" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-150x100.jpg 150w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-768x511.jpg 768w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Pinto_Lab2-2048x1362.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" /></noscript> The discovery of a new mutation could eventually hold the key to treating patients with adrenal carcinoma. Endocrine News talks with Emilia Pinto, PhD, a St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital scientist, who hopes that this new finding will raise awareness around the world in families who might be at a greater risk for this rare...</div></article><article id="post-9916" class="post-9916 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-endo-preview category-mens-health category-neoplasia-and-cancer category-womens-health" ><div class="loop-item-utility"> <span class='sharethis-inline-share-buttons' st_url="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/tip-of-the-iceberg-advances-in-fertility-preservation-and-restoration/" st_title="Tip of the Iceberg? Advances in Fertility Preservation and Restoration" displayText='ShareThis'><span class="txt visuallyhidden">Share</span><span class="icon icon-share"></span></span></div><ul class="post-categories list-across"><li class="cat-item cat-item-75"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/endo-preview/">ENDO Preview</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-35"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/mens-health/">Men's Health</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-36"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/patient-populations/womens-health/">Women's Health</a></li><li class="cat-item cat-item-29 current-cat"><a aria-current="page" href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/category/health-topic/neoplasia-and-cancer/">Neoplasia and Cancer</a></li></ul><header class="entry-header"><p class="entry-title"><a href="https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/tip-of-the-iceberg-advances-in-fertility-preservation-and-restoration/" rel="bookmark">Tip of the Iceberg? Advances in Fertility Preservation and Restoration</a></p></header><div class="entry-content"> At ENDO 2021, the first time the Endocrine Society’s annual conference will be presented virtually, attendees can tune into the live session “Ice Ice Baby: Fertility Preservation and Restoration” to learn about the scientific advances that are enabling young cancer survivors to have genetic children. Endocrine News talks to Mary B. Zelinski, PhD, and Ina...</div></article></div><div class="show-more visuallyhidden"> <a href="#" class="load-more-posts button button-has-icon larger-font"> <span class="icon icon-plus-circle"></span> Show More </a></div><div class="category-desc"><h2><strong>Neoplasia and Cancer Resources </strong></h2><p>Neoplasia, including both cancers and benign conditions, requires prompt and accurate diagnosis — and treatment — to preserve life and comfort. In the field of endocrinology, neoplasia is a serious concern.</p><p>Endocrine neoplasia, whether or not it is cancerous, can throw the entire endocrine system out of balance. So doctors and patients alike need a source for up-to-date information about neoplasia in the endocrine field. Endocrine News has collected all of the articles and information you need about neoplasia, cancer and the endocrine system, and showcased them in one convenient location where both doctors and patients can get the information they need to make informed treatment decisions.</p><h2><strong>Updated Information About New Treatments and Therapies</strong></h2><p>On the Neoplasia and Cancer page, you will find articles highlighting promising new therapies and treatments, including pertinent research studies that highlight the effectiveness of these up-and-coming therapies. By staying current with these insights and changes in the field, doctors will be able to offer their patients the best possible solutions for their conditions, and patients will be able to research the top treatment options on their own.</p><h2><strong>Case Studies in the Neoplasia and Cancer Field</strong></h2><p>An important part of the resources found on this page is the case studies. By reading real-life case studies relating to cancer and other neoplasia conditions, you will be able to understand the impact of these diseases and their potential treatments on real patients. Case studies also help patients and doctors see what cancer and neoplasia symptoms look like in daily life.</p><h2><strong>Health Warnings and Advice</strong></h2><p>The resources on this page provide pertinent health warnings and advice to help patients avoid cancer and tumor risks. 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