All About Thyroid Cancer

Depending on the tissue or organ where the cancer begins, there are around 200 types of cancers and these are called primary cancers. Some cancers have a high likelihood of spreading from one tissue to another and this is called metastasis. Secondary or metastatic cancers are those that have spread from primary locations, the location where they have first appeared.

Thyroid cancer starts in the thyroid gland which is located in the neck below the larynx and is responsible for the production and regulation of hormones in the body.

Read in detail on the causes, risk factors, and the prevention of thyroid cancer.

Read in detail on the signs and symptoms associated with thyroid cancer.

Here’s how screening tests, diagnosis, and staging are done for thyroid cancer.

Exploring the treatment options and modalities for recovery from thyroid cancer.

Explaining treatment of stage 1 thyroid cancer.

Explaining treatment of stage 2 thyroid cancer.

Explaining treatment of stage 3 thyroid cancer.

Explaining treatment of stage 4 thyroid cancer.

Understand the surgery options to remove thyroid cancer.

Read more about radiation therapy in the treatment of thyroid cancer.

Understand what radioiodine therapy is and how it is carried out in the treatment of thyroid cancer.

Learn how chemotherapy is administered in the treatment of thyroid cancer.

Listing out the drugs available and prescribed in the treatment of thyroid cancer.

Exploring best nutritional options and weight-related issues associated with thyroid cancer.

Know what the after-effects of thyroid cancer are and how they need to be dealt with.

Read more on the prognosis and survival rates for thyroid cancer.