Managing worry during thyroid cancer treatment can feel like an uphill climb. You may wrestle with uncertainty about side effects, fear of recurrence, or how the disease could disrupt key life stages.

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Standard radiation is used as part of the treatment plan in some cases of advanced thyroid cancer. With standard radiation, also known as external beam radiation, high-energy beams from a machine ...

Camilla Chapman, a mom of four and owner of a plant shop in the U.K., was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer after mistakenly attributing the trouble she had swallowing solid food to a diet she ...

It’s important for patients facing an advanced thyroid cancer diagnosis to know that there are still many good treatment options available. Treatment may involve surgery, chemotherapy, thyroid ...

Rosie O’Donnell has revealed she’s lost weight by taking the diabetes drug Mounjaro, an FDA-approved drug intended to manage blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes. It’s evident that weight ...

Rob K., a college student from Delaware, was diagnosed with stage 3C testicular cancer at age 20 after initially dismissing his back pain as a gym-related injury. Now, 21, and in remission after ...

George Dudnik, a 36-year-old yoga instructor, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer after his first symptom, a swollen face, was dismissed as the mumps, a viral infection. After experiencing pain in ...

When patients have their thyroid removed to treat cancer (total thyroidectomy), thyroid hormone replacement therapy will be needed afterwards to ensure thyroid function continues. Patients may need ...

After initial treatment, thyroid cancer patients are carefully monitored for recurrence. If the cancer does come back, there are still treatment options. Survival rates are still very good for most ...