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Symptoms of Thyroid nodule
A thyroid nodule is a discrete lump or growth within the thyroid gland, and its symptoms depend on size, location, and whether the nodule alters hormone production or presses on nearby structures. Many nodules cause no symptoms at all. When symptoms…
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What is Thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer is a disease in which cells of the thyroid gland acquire genetic and biological changes that allow them to grow in an uncontrolled way. The thyroid is a small endocrine gland in the lower front of the neck, and…
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Symptoms of Thyroid cancer
What are the symptoms of thyroid cancer? The most common pattern is a painless lump or swelling in the front of the neck , sometimes accompanied by changes in the voice, a sense of pressure in the throat, difficulty swallowing, or…
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Causes of Thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer develops when cells in the thyroid gland acquire genetic and cellular changes that allow them to grow and divide abnormally. The question of what causes thyroid cancer does not have a single answer, because the disease usually arises from…
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Diagnosis of Thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer is usually identified through a combination of clinical suspicion, imaging, laboratory testing, and tissue analysis. In many cases, the process begins when a lump is felt in the neck or when a thyroid nodule is found incidentally during imaging…
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Treatment for Thyroid cancer
Treatment of thyroid cancer uses a combination of surgery, radioactive iodine, hormone therapy, external beam radiation, and, in some cases, targeted drug therapy or chemotherapy. The choice of treatment depends on the type of thyroid cancer, how far it has spread,…
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Prevention of Thyroid cancer
Thyroid cancer is one of the more treatment-responsive cancers, but its causes are not fully preventable in the same way that some infections are. In most people, the best description is that thyroid cancer risk can be reduced rather than completely…