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who usually gets thyroid cancer?

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Anyone: Anyone can get thyroid cancer.  Your risk is higher if you have a family history of thyroid cancer or if you were exposed to excess radiation to the neck when you were younger.

Question 2

what are the different stages of thyroid cancer?

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Many: Papillary and follicular thyroid cancer in patients younger than 45 years of age
- stage i papillary & follicular thyroid cancer 
- stage II papillary & follicular thyorid cancer
papillary and follicular thyroid cancer in patients 45 years of age and older 
- stage i papillary thyroid cancer
- stage II papillary thyroid cancer
- stage III papillary thyroid cancer.

Question 3

if i had thyroid cancer, would i be able to tell?

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Depends: The common types of thyroid cancer are slow growing and are typically not associated with physical symptoms. Unless the cancer is in a big thyroid mass (> 2 cm), you might not feel anything.  The best way to evaluate for thyroid cancer is to have a thyroid ultrasound so you can see the gland visually.  If abnormalities are seen on this exam, a thyroid blood test and thyroid uptake & scan is needed.

Question 4

what happens if thyroid cancer is left  untreated?

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Thyroid cancer: Potentially good prognosis on treated patients depending on type. If left untreated can grow locally or can spread to other places.

Question 5

what are the most common causes of thyroid cancer?

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Mostly unknown: The cause of thyroid cancer is not known in most cases. Exposure to x-rays in childhood, and genetic defects are seen in a minority of the cases. See this site for more info.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thyroid-cancer/ds00492.

Question 6

what are the risk factors involved with thyroid cancer?

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Multiple...: Thyroid cancer can have a number of risk factors.  Most notably are a family history of thyroid cancer in a first degree relative, like a mother, father or silbing, but also a history of radiation to the head and neck region.

Question 7

what is the definition or description of: thyroid cancer?

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Cancer in  thyroid: Thyroid cancer arises in the thyroid gland.  It usually presents as a painless thyroid nodule.  Most are papillary-follicular type and have a very good prognosis.  Less common are medullary cancers, with an intermediate prognosis. Anaplastic cancers of the thyroid have a poor prognosis and are uncommon.  Treatment of thyroid cancers involves removal (thyroidectomy) and possibly radioiodine.

Question 8

need to know is thyroid cancer the easiest cancer to cure?

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Maybe: It is impossible to say that one type of cancer is the "easiest" to cure. It is true that almost all thyroid cancers confined to the neck are cured with surgery possibly followed by radioactive iodine.  In young people, many thyroid cancers that have metastasized to other parts of the body can also be cured.   Unfortunately, there are some types like anaplastic that are almost never cured.

Question 9

my brother has thyroid cancer. is that something important?

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It could be: Different types of thyroid cancer-but generally divided into 2 group-well differentiated and undifferentiated. Papillary cancer  is the most common type of thyroid cancer.Treatment is a surgery to remove thyroid and evaluation to the adjacent lymph nodes. Post surgery radioiodine therapy is given ( to the well diffif) if there is residual disease, +lymph nodes, spreading. Read more-www.Nccn.Com.

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i just have a few questions about my thyroid

thyroid cancer?

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