What is Thyroid Cancer?
Thyroid Cancer Has Increased in Diagnosis in Recent Years; Women are Three Times more Likely to Get the Cancer
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Thyroid cancer is a type 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. There are four main types of thyroid cancer: papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic.
This cancer is about three times more likely to occur in women than men. Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer and is one of the few cancers that have increased in incidence in recent years.
DiagnosisWhen your doctor suspects a problem with your thyroid gland, he or she will order a biopsy:
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