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My grandpa has thyroid cancer and i wanna ask if the cancer spreads, can radiation cure it?
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Thyroid cancer: The most common types of thyroid cancer are treated with surgery and a dose of radio-iodine after the surgery (depending on certain features of the cancer). Radiation can be used in certain instances, but is not curative. Your grandfather's thyroid surgeon can help you with this question.
Answered 12/3/2014
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