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Abbreviations

CCSS:

Childhood cancer survivor study

PTU:

Propylthiouracil

RiSK:

Registry for the evaluation of side effects after radiotherapy in childhood and adolescence

SEER:

Surveillance epidemiology end results

TRH:

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone

TSH:

Thyroid-stimulating hormone

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