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Celebrity Thyroid Patients

Famous People With Thyroid Conditions

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Updated June 30, 2011

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A number of celebrities have thyroid conditions. Take a look at some of the famous thyroid sufferers from the worlds of entertainment, politics and sports.
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Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of Argentina Gena Lee NolinAmerica's famous daytime diva Oprah Winfrey announced she was struggling with thyroid diseaseOprah WinfreyRocker Rod Stewart had thyroid nodules, which required surgery on the gland. Rod Stewart
 rapper, hip-hop, missy elliott, graves disease, graves' disease, hyperthyroidism, thyroidMissy ElliottFilm critic Roger Ebert has struggled with thyroid cancer. Roger EbertNia VardalosNia Vardalos"Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara, a thyroid cancer survivorSofia Vergara
Tipper Gore, wife of former vice president Al Gore, had a thyroid tumor.Tipper Gore Actress Catherine Bell is a thyroid cancer survivor. Catherine BellReality tv personality and singer Kelly Osbourne has a thyroid problemKelly OsbourneSex and the City's Kim Cattrall has Hashimoto's disease, a thyroid conditionKim Cattrall
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