Thyroid cancer develops from abnormal cell growth in the thyroid gland, located in the front of the neck. There are four main types - papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic - which are named for the cells they develop from. Symptoms can include lumps in the neck, difficulty breathing or swallowing, and neck pain. Treatment options include surgery, hormone therapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or targeted therapy. Papillary and follicular thyroid cancers have survival rates over 90%, while medullary is around 75% and anaplastic only 15% for 10 years. Doctors are working to improve surgical techniques to reduce recovery time.

1. ThyroidCancer
By:Jasmine Kaur

2. WhatisThyroidCancer?
Thyroid cancer is a disease that you get when when abnormal cells
begin to grow in your thyroid gland. This gland is located in front
of the neck just below the larynx, which is called the voice box. The
thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system, which regulates
hormones in the body. The thyroid glands job is to absorb iodine
from the bloodstream to produce thyroid hormones, which regulates
a person’s metabolism.

3. Typesofcellsinthyroidcancer
The thyroid gland contains two types of cells which are Follicular
cells and C cells.
Follicular cells are responsible for the production of the thyroid
hormone.
The C cells make calcitonin, a hormone that participates in
calcium metabolism.

4. Fourtypesofthyroidcancer
Papillary thyroid cancer: It develops from the follicular cells and
grows slowly.
Follicular thyroid cancer: develops from the follicular cells and
usually grows slowly
Medullary thyroid cancer: develops in the C cells and is
sometimes the result of a genetic syndrome.
Anaplastic thyroid cancer: It’s rare, accounting for about 2% of
thyroid cancer.

5. symptoms
A lump in the front of the neck
Swollen glands
Difficulty breathing
Difficulty swallowing
Pain the throat or neck
A cough that persists and is not caused by a cold.

6. Treatments
There could a surgery which removes the tumor and some
surrounding healthy tissue during the operation.
Hormone treatment: The thyroid hormone medication will slow
down the growth of any remaining differentiated cancer cells.
Radioactive iodine therapy
Enteral-beam radiation therapy
Chemotherapy and targeted therapy

7. Survivalrate
Papillary thyroid cancer has the best survival rate. Almost 95 out
of 100 people with Papillary cancer survive for 10 years or more
after they are diagnosed.
Follicular cancer is about the same with 90% survival rate.
Medullary cancer has quite a good outcome too with 75% rate.
For anaplastic thyroid cancer the outcome is not as good because
only 15 out of 100 people will survive for 10 years or more.

8. Longtermoutlook
Doctors are trying to come up with new ways to treat thyroid
cancer by updating their surgical methods. The new surgical
procedures, including video-assisted thyroid surgery, are being
developed that are aimed at reducing scarring on the skin and
recovery periods. This includes surgery that uses special robotic
tools to reach the thyroid gland through an incision in your armpit.

9. WorkCited
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http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/thyroid-cancer-what-happens
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/types/thyroid/about-thyroid
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/type/thyroid-cancer/treatment/thyroid-cancer-statistics-and-outlook