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Treatment varies depending on the type of tumor. Surgery is usually the treatment of choice, and the entire thyroid gland is usually removed. If the physician suspects that the cancer has spread to lymph nodes in the neck, these will also be removed during surgery. Radiation the...[read article]
Treatment News for Thyroid Cancer
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- Vandetanib Approved for a Rare Thyroid Cancer
THURSDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Vandetanib has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Admini...
- New Drug Promising for Advanced Thyroid Cancer
FRIDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A targeted drug called pazopanib could prove effective against...
Tests for Thyroid Cancer
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A fine needle aspiration of the thyroid gland is a procedure to remove thyroid cells for examination. The thyroid is located in front of the trachea (windpipe) at t... More
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A thyroid scan is a nuclear medicine examination that uses a radioactive iodine tracer to see how well the thyroid gland is working. More
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A thyroid ultrasound is an imaging method used to see the thyroid - a gland in the neck that regulates metabolism. More
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During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex... More
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Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a protein normally found in the tissue of a developing baby in the womb. Blood levels of this protein disappear or become very low... More
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A computed tomography (CT) scan is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create cross-sectional pictures of the body. See also: Cranial CT scan; Lumbosacral sp... More
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Cytology is the examination of individual cells and small clusters of cells, and may be used for the diagnosis and screening of diseases, including cancers. Cytolog... More
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MRI of Neck
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Ultrasound involves the use of high-frequency sound waves to create images of organs and systems within the body. More
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A biopsy is the removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination. More
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A computed tomography (CT) scan is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create cross-sectional pictures of the body. See also: Cranial CT scan; Lumbosacral sp... More
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Fine needle aspiration biopsy
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive way to take pictures of the body. Unlike x-rays and computed tomographic (CT) scans, which use radiation, MRI uses... More
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A biopsy is the removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination. More
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Tumor markers are a group of proteins, hormones, enzymes, receptors, and other cellular products that are overexpressed (produced in higher than normal amounts) by ... More
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Thyroid function tests are common tests used to tell how well your thyroid is working. See the following articles for details: T3; T3 resin uptake; T4; Thyroid... More
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A complete blood count (CBC) test measures the following: The number of red blood cells (RBCs; The number of white blood cells (WBCs; The total amount of hemog... More
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A chest x-ray is an x-ray of the chest, lungs, heart, large arteries, ribs, and diaphragm. More
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Laryngoscopy is examination of the larynx (voice box) using a small mirror held just below the back of your palate, or a rigid or flexible viewing tube called a lar... More
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Octreotide scan
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A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) to look for disease in the body. Unlike magnetic re... More
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A thyroid scan is a nuclear medicine examination that uses a radioactive iodine tracer to see how well the thyroid gland is working. More
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Medical Procedures for Thyroid Cancer
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Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells. Most commonly, the term is used to refer to cancer-killing drugs. This article ... More
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Radiation therapy uses high powered x-rays or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells. More
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External Beam Radiotherapy
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Intravenous chemotherapy
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Radioactive Iodine Therapy with Iodine -131
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Surgical Procedures for Thyroid Cancer
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Thyroid gland removal is surgery to remove all or part of the thyroid gland. Your thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland that lies over your trachea (the tube th... More
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A lobectomy is the removal of a lobe of one of the organs, usually referring to the brain, the lung, or the liver. More
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Surgical Removal of Thyroid Gland
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Complete removal of one lobe of thyroid
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Prescribed Medications for Thyroid Cancer
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CISPLATIN (SIS pla tin) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat man... More
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LEVOTHYROXINE (lee voe thye ROX een) is a thyroid hormone. This medicine can improve symptoms of thyroid deficiency such as slow speech, lack of energy, weight gain... More
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This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions. More
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THYROTROPIN ALFA (thahy ruh TROH pin AL fa) is a man-made protein. It is used to diagnosis any remaining thyroid cancer after treatment. More
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Alternative Procedures for Thyroid Cancer What's this?
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The practice of acupuncture originated in China 5,000 years ago. Today it is widely used throughout the world and is one of the main pillars of Chinese medicine. Th... More
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Various forms of therapeutic superficial tissue manipulation have been practiced for thousands of years across cultures. Chinese use of massage dates to 1600 BC, an... More
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Various forms of meditation have been practiced for thousands of years throughout the world, with many techniques originating in Eastern religious practices. In mod... More
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