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Thyroid Cancer
Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, just above your collarbone. It makes hormones that help the body work normally. Anyone can get cancer of the thyroid gland. But certain factors may increase the risk. These include
- Being between ages 25 and 65
- Being a woman
- Being Asian
- Having a family member who has had thyroid disease
- Having radiation treatments to your head or neck
You should see a doctor if you have a lump or swelling in your neck. Your doctor can order tests to see if you have cancer and, if so, which type. Treatment depends on the type and how far the cancer has spread. They include surgery, radioactive iodine, hormone treatment, radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Some patients receive a combination of treatments.
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What Is Thyroid Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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What You Need to Know about Thyroid Cancer
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Overviews
- Cancer of the Thyroid: Frequently Asked Questions(American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
- Thyroid Cancer(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- Thyroid Cancer(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Latest News
- New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer(07/02/2008, HealthDay)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Calcitonin(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Can Thyroid Cancer Be Found Early?(American Cancer Society)
- Fine Needle Aspiration(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- How Is Thyroid Cancer Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society)
- How Is Thyroid Cancer Staged?(American Cancer Society)
- Needle Biopsy(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Thyroglobulin(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
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Thyroid Scan and Uptake(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Also available in Spanish
- TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone) Test(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
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Ultrasound of the Thyroid Gland(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Also available in Spanish
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Treatment
- Chemotherapy(American Cancer Society)
- External Beam Radiation Therapy(American Cancer Society)
- Radioactive Iodine Therapy(American Cancer Society)
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Thyroid Cancer (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute)
Also available in Spanish
- Thyroid Hormone Treatment(American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
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Thyroid Surgery(American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
Also available in Spanish
- Treatment of Thyroid Cancer by Stage(American Cancer Society)
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Prevention/Screening
- Can Thyroid Cancer Be Prevented?(American Cancer Society)
- How to Take the Thyroid "Neck Check"(American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists) - Links to PDF
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What Are the Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Disease Management
- Thyroid Cancer: What Happens after Treatment?(American Cancer Society)
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Specific Conditions
- Hurthle Cell Cancer(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Related Issues
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Nuclear Radiation and the Thyroid(American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
Also available in Spanish
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Radioactive I-131 from Fallout(National Cancer Institute)
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Thyroid Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Nuclear Radiation and the Thyroid(American Thyroid Association) - Links to PDF
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Videos
- Advances in Parotidectomy and Minimally Invasive Thyroidectomy Procedures(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 7/30/2008
- Advances in Parotidectomy and Thyroidectomy Surgery(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 12/11/2007
- Minimally Invasive Thyroidectomy(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 6/15/2006
- Thyroid Surgery Minimally Invasive Techniques(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System(American Medical Association)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Thyroid Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Thyroid Neoplasms
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Genetics
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Genetics Home Reference: Multiple endocrine neoplasia(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Multiple endocrine neoplasia
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Research
- Do We Know What Causes Thyroid Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
- What's New in Thyroid Cancer Research and Treatment?(American Cancer Society)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Thyroid incidentalomas identified by 18F-FDG PET: sonographic correlation.
- Article: Circulating thyroglobulin mRNA does not predict early and midterm recurrences...
- Article: Motesanib diphosphate in progressive differentiated thyroid cancer.
- Thyroid Cancer -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms(National Cancer Institute)
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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Directories
- Find a Thyroid Specialist(American Thyroid Association)
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National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program(National Cancer Institute)
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Statistics
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Cancer Stat Facts: Cancer of the Thyroid(National Cancer Institute)
- What Are the Key Statistics for Thyroid Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Cancer Stat Facts: Cancer of the Thyroid
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