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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • No known prevention

Prevention Overview Articles

Thyroid cancer
There is no known prevention. Awareness of risk (such as previous radiation therapy) can allow earlier diagnosis and treatment.
Source:ADAM
Date:March 24, 2008
Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is a disease in which the cells of the thyroid gland become abnormal, grow uncontrollably and form a mass of cells called a tumor.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Thyroid Cancer
Because most people with thyroid cancer have no known risk factor, it is not possible to completely prevent this disease. However, inherited cases of medullary thyroid cancer can be prevented if radiation to the neck is avoided. If a family member...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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