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What is the life expectancy for a person with untreated thyroid cancer?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
It depends: There are 3 different types of thyroid cancer. Each follows a different course and has different survival range. So tell us what type of thyroid cancer is it: diffrentiated, medullary or anaplastic type of thyroid cancer that you want to know about?
Answered 8/16/2016
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Depends on type...: Undifferentiated thyroid cancers are higher risk. Anaplastic thyroid cancer has a poorer prognosis. Papillary thyroid cancer usually has a better prognosis. The type of cancer and stage are important to know.
Answered 3/7/2017
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