How to Discover if you have Thyroid Cancer
Cancer is a very scary word and diagnosis. Thyroid cancer sounds scary, yet it is a very treatable cancer and for most patients the outcome is positive. The thyroid gland is located near the windpipe in the neck and its function is to process ... [... more]
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Thyroid.org: Thyroid Cancer FAQ
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine-related cancer. The outlook for patients with thyroid cancer is excellent in that safe and effective therapy is available in most cases. A lump (nodule) in the thyroid is the key sign of its presence. ... [... more]
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What Are the Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer?
Scientists have found a few risk factors that make a person more likely to develop thyroid cancer. For unclear reasons thyroid cancers occur about 3 times more often in women than in men. Thyroid cancers can occur in people of all ages, but most ... [... more]
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What You Need To Know About™ Thyroid Cancer
Types of Thyroid Cancer This booklet tells about diagnosis, staging, treatment, and follow-up care. Learning about the medical care for thyroid cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your own care. This booklet has lists ... [... more]
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How is Thyroid Cancer Diagnosed?
Prompt attention to signs and symptoms is the best approach to diagnose most thyroid cancers early. Thyroid cancer can cause any of the following local signs or symptoms: If you have any of these signs or symptoms, talk to your doctor right away. ... [... more]
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How to Choose a Treatment for Thyroid Cancer
Deciding which treatment to use in the fight against thyroid cancer can be difficult. There are 5 different types of treatment for thyroid cancer: chemotherapy, thyroid hormone therapy, radioactive iodine treatment, external beam radiation ... [... more]
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How to Tell Your Family and Friends You Have Thyroid Cancer
Letting your family and friends know you've been diagnosed with thyroid cancer can be a daunting task. You don't want to scare them, yet you also don't want to sugarcoat a difficult situation. Letting them know what thyroid cancer is and what ... [... more]
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How to Treat Thyroid Cancer
Someone once told me that if I had to get cancer, thyroid cancer was the cancer to get. This is because it tends to be a highly treatable cancer. But, there are different stages of the cancer, and different treatments. The following is an example ... [... more]
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Thyroid.org: Thyroid Hormone Treatment Brochure
Many people have a thyroid gland that cannot make enough thyroid hormone for the body's needs. This is called Brochure). Hypothyroidism, is the most common reason for needing thyroid hormone replacement. Do not stop your thyroid hormone without ... [... more]
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Thyroid.org: Thyroid Surgery Brochure
Thyroid operations are used for patients who have a variety of thyroid conditions, including both cancerous and benign (non-cancerous) thyroid nodules, large thyroid glands (goiters), and overactive thyroid glands. There are several thyroid ... [... more]
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Thyroid.org: Nuclear Radiation and the Thyroid Brochure
Why does the thyroid gland need special protection after a release of radioactive material? The thyroid gland needs iodine to produce the hormones that regulate the body's energy and metabolism. The thyroid absorbs available iodine from the ... [... more]
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