Thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer: Introduction

Cancer of the thyroid gland. Types of thyroid cancer include papillary thyroid cancer, follicular thyroid cancer and medullary thyroid cancer. The thyroid is a hormone producing gland found in the neck. Over 20,000 new cases of this cancer are diagnosed each year in the US. Thyroid cancer is more common in females than males.

Symptoms of Thyroid cancer

• Neck lump - in the front of the neck near the Adam's apple
• Neck nodule
• Painless neck lump
• Neck swelling
• Hoarseness
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 13 symptoms of Thyroid cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Thyroid cancer:

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• Adrenal Gland Health: Home Testing:
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  • Home Thyroid Function Tests
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• more tests...»

Thyroid cancer: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Thyroid cancer:

• Metastatic thyroid cancer (see Thyroid symptoms)
  • Lung cancer
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Thyroid cancer

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Diagnostic Tests for Thyroid cancer

• Physical exam - especially a neck exam.
• Thyroid blood tests
• TSH blood test
• Thyroglobulin blood test
• Calcium blood test
• more tests...»

See full list of 15 diagnostic tests for Thyroid cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Thyroid cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Thyroid cancer
• Failure to diagnose Thyroid cancer
• Hidden causes of Thyroid cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Thyroid cancer

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• more mistakes...»

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Thyroid cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Thyroid cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Diabetes & Endocrinology Specialists:
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
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  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Thyroid cancer

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• 50 Best Hospitals Report
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• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Thyroid cancer: Rare Types

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• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Thyroid cancer

• Familial medullary thyroid cancer - an altered RET gene causes a familial form of medullary thyroid cancer
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Thyroid cancer:

• Underlying causes of Thyroid cancer
• Thyroid cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Thyroid cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Thyroid cancer

Treatments for Thyroid cancer

• Surgery
  • Total thyroidectomy
  • Lobectomy (thyroid)
  • Local lymph node removal
  • Parathyroid gland removal - often removed with the thyroid
• more treatments...»

See full list of 12 treatments for Thyroid cancer

News Archives for Thyroid cancer

Medical news articles related to Thyroid cancer include:

• Gene Test Could Predict Thyroid Cancer Risk
• Supplement Hampers Thyroid Cancer Treatment
• Some Hiroshima Survivors at Thyroid Cancer Risk
• New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer
• Protein Helps ID Thyroid Cancer Nodules
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Thyroid cancer

Medical research articles related to Thyroid cancer include:

• Use of fertility drugs and risk of ovarian cancer: Danish Population Based Cohort Study.
• Nerve stimulation in thyroid surgery
• Triiodothyronine levels in athyreotic individuals during levothyroxine therapy.
• For a young woman recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer who is to have surgery and be treated with radioactive iodine is the progestogen-only implant a safe contraceptive option?
• For a young woman recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer who is to have surgery and be treated with radioactive iodine is the progestogen-only implant a safe contraceptive option?
• I saw a middle-aged woman with an asymptomatic goitre. She had normal TFTs and a normal ultrasound. Does she require referral to a surgeon?
• Is there significant absorbtion of topical iodine? and if so, how long / how much can be used?
• Motesanib diphosphate in progressive differentiated thyroid cancer.
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Thyroid cancer

Prognosis for Thyroid cancer: Most thyroid cancers grow very slowly and can be effectively treated. (Source: excerpt from Thyroid Disease: NWHIC)

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Reseach about Thyroid cancer

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Clinical Trials for Thyroid cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Thyroid cancer include:

• Phase II Study of IMRT With SIB as Adjuvant Treatment for High Risk Resected Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Total Thyroidectomy With Harmonic Scalpel - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study of Radioiodine (131-I) Uptake Following Administration of Thyrogen and Hypothyroid States During Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal. - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study of the Anti-Angiogenesis Agent AG-013736 in Patients With Metastatic Thyroid Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - VEGFR and PDGFR inhibitor
• The Dose of Radioactive Iodine Needed to Ablate the Thyroid Remnant Left Behind After Thyroidectomy - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - radioiodine
• more trials...»

See full list of 39 Clinical Trials for Thyroid cancer

Prevention of Thyroid cancer

Prevention information for Thyroid cancer has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Thyroid cancer.

• Avoid radiation
• Iodine supplements - if diet is deficient in iodine
• Salt with added iodine - commonly used in the USA
• Prophylactic thyroidectomy - rarely used except for familial inherited types.
• more preventions...»

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Statistics for Thyroid cancer

• Medical statistics for Thyroid cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Thyroid cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Thyroid cancer
• Society statistics for Thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Endocrine system cancer
• Cancer
• Thyroid disorders
• more types...»

Types of Thyroid cancer

Types of Thyroid cancer

• Papillary thyroid cancer
• Follicular thyroid cancer
• Medullary thyroid cancer - only about 5-10% of cases
• Anaplastic thyroid cancer - only about 1-2% of cases; usually patients over 65.
• more types...»

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