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Celebrity Thyroid Patients
Famous People With Thyroid Conditions

From Mary Shomon, About.com

Updated October 24, 2007

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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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  1. Oprah WinfreyAmerica's famous daytime diva Oprah Winfrey announced she was struggling with thyroid disease
  2. Rod StewartRocker Rod Stewart had thyroid nodules, which required surgery on the gland.
  3. Roger EbertFilm critic Roger Ebert has struggled with thyroid cancer.
  4. Nia VardalosNia Vardalos
  5. Tipper Gore Tipper Gore, wife of former vice president Al Gore, had a thyroid tumor.
  6. Catherine BellActress Catherine Bell is a thyroid cancer survivor.
  7. Kelly OsbourneReality tv personality and singer Kelly Osbourne has a thyroid problem
  8. Kim CattrallSex and the City's Kim Cattrall has Hashimoto's disease, a thyroid condition
  9. George and Barbara BushGeorge and Barbara Bush had thyroid problems, the autoimmune Graves' disease.
  10. Kim AlexisKim Alexis, model, has thyroid disease
  11. Joe PiscopoJoe Piscopo, a Famous Celebrity with Thyroid Cancer
  12. Linda RonstadtSinger Linda Ronstadt has struggled with an underactive thyroid for a number of years.
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