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What is the survival rate for someone with thyroid cancer?not exactly sure what stage my mother is in just yet. thanks
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Depends: It depends on the type of thyroid cancer, how big it is and how much/where it had gone. The most common one is papillary thyroid cancer which can be easily treated and should not shorten her lifespan.
Answered 6/26/2018
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Depends: Most thyroid cancers are papillary and are diagnosed in early stage cancer and has good prognosis.
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