Sentences with phrase «destroys overactive thyroid»
I - 131 concentrates in the thyroid gland where it destroys overactive thyroid tissue.
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Once all of the tumor uptakes to I - 131, the radioiodine starts emitting radiation, destroying the overactive thyroid tumor cells.
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The body's immune system (t - cells, b cell antibodies) mounts an attack on thyroid tissue, but the thyroid proteins are not the enemy — it's an overactive immune system that is misfiring (due to any number of reasons, usually gut - related) that causes the attack, destroying thyroid tissue.