The thyroid and the types of thyroid cancer, how it's screened for and treated, and the latest research, with summaries for health professionals.
16 HealthJournals
Balance is the key to everything, not least of all your thyroid gland. This butterfly-shaped organ has an influence over many facets of your body’s system. Learn more about thyroid disorders.
The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped organ located at the base of the neck, just below the Adam's apple. It releases hormones that are involved in metabolism, growth, oxygen use, calcium homeostasis, and many other biological processes. Learn more about the thyroid gland and its importance in the body.
Thyroid cancer is 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.
Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. There is no standard or routine screening test used for early detection of thyroid cancer. Learn how thyroid cancer is usually found and why screening may not be beneficial.
Thyroid cancer is most often treated with surgery. A thyroidectomy removes all or part of the thyroid gland, and when the whole gland is removed, daily thyroid hormone pills replace the hormones it used to make.
Most thyroid cancers are found at an early stage and can be treated successfully. Scientists are now working to understand which people with thyroid cancer can safely choose less treatment for their disease, to minimize side effects. Research is also needed to find new treatments for rarer, aggressive types of thyroid cancer.
Clinician summaries of thyroid cancer, written for health professionals. They review the evidence on thyroid cancer screening and cover the treatment of papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic thyroid cancer.
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