Treatment Options for Thyroid Cancer The thyroid is an organ that produces hormones that play a role in the various functions of your body. Your thyroid can help control how fast your heart beats, how your metabolism functions, and how digestion works. This organ,...
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be over 50,000 new cases of thyroid cancer and over 2,000 deaths from this cancer this year. What is thyroid cancer? Thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is the...
This year, it is estimated that over 53,000 adults in the United States will be diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer in women. It’s the type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the thyroid, the butterfly-shaped...
