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I want to know what is the difference between under active thyroid cancer and anxiety disorder?
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Hyper/hypothyroidism: I think no one answered your question because medically it does not make clear sense. Low thyroid, underactive with no cancer makes a person sluggish, slows metabolism. Weight gain, cold intolerance, coarse hair, dry skin. Overactive thyroid, no cancer, increased metabolism. Nervousness, palpitations, sweating, diarrhea, are all symptoms of hyperthyroidism. All of the above symptoms can occur with abnormal thyroid, and have nothing to do with thyroid cancer. That is a separate entity.
Answered 4/7/2013
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