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1. Two of the and T3
(triiodothyronine).These
in your blood.
hormones,
made
metabolism.
the thyroid
have
rate, andheart
on how much calcium you
main hormones by are T4 (thyroxine)
made by follicular cells, control body
temperature, The thyroid also makes calcitonin, which
has a small effect
Due to advances the past
(about 52,890new cases
likely
to
be diagnosed
than
men. most
common variant, papillary
thyroid
cancer,
distant or localized disease.on
in imaging, more cancers are detected in
according the ACS).Womenare three times more
to than Five-year relative survival rates for the
thyroid range from 78% to nearly 100%,
depending
Risk factors include head and
neck area,
history of
(TSH),
obesity, family
history of
thyroid
a syndrome related to developingthyroid cancer.
contact with radiation in the
elevated thyroid-stimulatinghormone
history of cancer, personal or family history
of
Clinicalworkup includes medical history/physical exam/blood
tests/imaging tests/biopsy. There are
papillary thyroid cancer, follicular thyroid cancer,
medullary thyroidcancer, and
anaplastic thyroid cancer.
five main cancer
types:
Hurthle cell cancer,
Individualizedcare plans surgical
removal of one
cancer. If
thyroid
per doctor’s and
physical exams.
example,
papillary
replacement,
follow-up
For
treatment for
patient needs hormone
maintenance phase
will
include and
depend on the cancer type.
lobe or the entire is the primary
thyroid the entire thyroid is removed, the
guidance. The surveillance
will imaging, blood,
About 1 in aggressive disease (stage
IV at diagnosis). supportive care
the treatment plan.
form
part of
100 diagnosed cases have this
Chemotherapy,radiation, and
Sources:American
CancerSociety,
National
Comprehensive
CancerNetwork
(Patient Guide)
2017, Mayo Clinic