If you're at high risk, you can ask for periodic examination of your thyroid gland. The treatment most often used for thyroid cancer is surgery. The thyroid gland can be partially or fully removed, depending on the extent of the cancer. It's sometimes followed by radiation therapy to make sure all the cancer cells are killed. Therapy with a thyroid hormone follows surgery.
Most thyroid cancers are slow growing, and readily cured.
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