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What is the difference between thyroid imbalance and thyroid cancer?
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Benign and malignant: Thyroid imbalance/ hormonal imbalace may present benign thyroid gland conditions: adenoma, thyroiditis, graves disease. Thyroid cancer-malignant tumor, can be silent, can show hormonal changes.
Answered 7/13/2019
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Benign vs malignant: Thyroid imbalance describes a benign hormonal condition such as thyroiditis, graves disease or toxic multinodular goiter and is usually benign. These can be treated medically, surgically or with radioactive iodine if hyperthyroid. Thyroid cancer is cancer and needs surgery to remove it.
Answered 3/12/2020
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