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My fianc has nickel sized knots on her head, like 5 or 6. her mom has thyroid cancer and i'm worried. what do we do?
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Get seen: Thyroid cancer doesn't do this but she does need a diagnoses. There are mild genetic syndromes with multiple tumors of the scalp, which are manageable.
Answered 7/24/2016
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