Thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is cancer in the thyroid gland. Doctors can find thyroid cancer by checking for swelling in the neck, blood tests, special scans, or taking a  biopsy.

Types
There are four types of thyroid cancer:

 Type of Thyroid Cancer: This Type Makes Up... Does it Grow Slowly or Quickly? Can it Metastasize (Spread)? How Do People Do with Treatment?Papillary70% of all thyroid cancersSlowlyYes, but not quicklyPeople do well with treatment; patients under 45 rarely die from papillary thyroid cancerFollicular10-15% of all thyroid cancersSlowlyYes, through the bloodstream and into other organs, like the lungsPeople do well with treatment; patients under 45 rarely die from follicular thyroid cancerMedullary4% of all thyroid cancersUsually slowlyYes, early onPeople do well if the cancer is only in the thyroid gland, but not as well if it has spread to other body partsAnaplastic2% of all thyroid cancersQuickest of all thyroid cancersYes, very quickly

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