Articles Index
Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
Diagnosis of thyroid cancer typically involves a number of procedures and tests, including a physical exam, biopsy, fine needle aspiration biopsy / FNA, a nuclear scan / radioactive iodine uptake / RAI-U, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging / MRI, thyroid ultrasound, and blood tests.
Thyroid Cancer Facts, Annual Conference, How to Do a Thyroid Neck Check
With thyroid cancer on the rise, and September being Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, it's important to raise awareness of this poorly understood cancer. Learn key facts and statistics about thyroid cancer, learn how to perform the Thyroid Neck Check self-check
Fine Needle Aspiration FNA Biopsy of the Thyroid
Fine Needle Aspiration FNA Biopsy of the Thyroid -- Questions & Answers -- A Look at Biopsies of the Thyroid Gland to Evaluate Nodules for Cancer
Thyroid Cancer Rates are Increasing
Rates of thyroid cancer are on the rise in the United States, and new research published in July of 2009 in the journal Cancer shows that the increase is not due only to better detection of existing thyroid cancers, as has previously been thought. This raises the question of which factors are in fact causing the increased rate of thyroid carcinoma in the U.S.
Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
A May 2008 report on papillary thyroid microcarcinoma treatment follow-up has shown that neither total thyroidectomy nor radioiodine remnant ablation, after surgery, have any benefit, regarding recurrence or long-term survival for thyroid cancer patients.
Thyroid Cancer Patients Face Increased Risk of Second Cancer
Research has shown that thyroid cancer patients face a significantly increased risk of developing a second primary cancer, and that risk is highest in the first year after thyroid cancer diagnosis.
Why Are More People Being Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer?
According to research published in the May 10, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the more than doubling of the rate of thyroid cancer over the past three decades is due to improved diagnostic techniques, rather than an actual increase in the occurrence of this type of cancer. Thyroid Guide Mary Shomon explores the implications for thyroid patients.
What You Need To Know About Thyroid Cancer
Information about detection, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of thyroid cancer
One Thyroglobulin Test Can be Predictive of Future Thyroid Cancer Metastases
Researchers have found that results of a baseline thyroglobulin test using recombinant TSH -- Thyrogen -- can be predictive of future thyroid cancer metastases.
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Information about anaplastic thyroid cancer, a rare but deadly form of thyroid cancer.
Pediatric Thyroid Cancer Highest Among Teenage Girls
Research shows that pediatric thyroid cancer shows up most commonly in the teenage years, and primarily in young women.
The Low Iodine Diet
Information on the low-iodine diet used for scanning in thyroid cancer patients, from Mary Shomon, your Thyroid Guide
Thyroid Nodules/Lumps and Goiter (Enlargement)
An in-depth look at thyroid nodules, thyroid lumps, and the thyroid enlargement known as a goiter, from Mary J. Shomon, your Thyroid Guide
Women With Thyroid Cancer at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
Women With Thyroid Cancer at Risk for Breast Cancer, from Mary Shomon, Thyroid Guide, patient advocate and author of a number of books and guides on thyroid disease and autoimmune disease