Thread: radioactive iodine scan causing hair loss?
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Old 04-13-2009, 01:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The thyroid is the only organ or tissue that can absorb iodine, it's why radioactive iodine is used to treat papillary thyroid cancers. AFAIK, it is not supposed to cause hair loss.
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