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A member asked:
If you have 20% thyroid cancer and you do radiation it possible the cancer gone and also the thyroid make active again after a year thank you
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Likely: There is no such thing as 20% cancer of anything. Thyroid cancer is often cured by surgery with or without radiation and if any of the gland remains, it usually returns to healthy function.
Answered 5/31/2016
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