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General Cancer Resources |
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Coping with Cancer
Managing side effects and complications caused by cancer and its treatment.
Support and Resources
Information about cancer support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care.
Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
Types of trials, how they work, risks and benefits of taking part.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional cancer treatments.
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Definition of thyroid cancer: Cancer that forms in the thyroid gland (an organ at the base of the throat that makes hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight). Four main types of thyroid cancer are papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic thyroid cancer. The four types are based on how the cancer cells look under a microscope.
Estimated new cases and deaths from thyroid cancer in the United States in 2008:
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New cases: 37,340
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Deaths: 1,590
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About™ Thyroid Cancer to learn about thyroid cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
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Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
Thyroid Cancer Treatment
[patient] [health professional]
Clinical Trials to Treat Thyroid Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Q & A
Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Q & A
Metastatic Cancer: Q&A
Information related to prevention, genetics, risk factors
Genetics of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
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Understanding Gene Testing
Search: Cancer Genetics Services Directory
Cancer Genetics Overview
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Radioactive I-131 from Fallout
Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
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Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Thyroid Cancer Trial Results
Clinical Trials for Thyroid Cancer
How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Endocrine Cancers
Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes NCI-supported research, funding opportunities, and special reports
NCI Funded Research Portfolio
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Cancer of the Thyroid
Finding Cancer Statistics
Understanding Cancer Statistics
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