Thyroid cancer is an abnormal growth of cells in the thyroid gland. There are five main types of thyroid cancer: medullary...
Thyroiditis is an inflammatory condition within the gland that often brings about pain and fever and has a wide variety of causes. This condition is easily treatable, and the symptoms usually go away on their own. On the more serious end of the spectrum is thyroid cancer. This particular type...
Radioactive iodine is a form of iodine which is used to treat hyperthyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid gland becomes overactive. This type of iodine is also used in the treatment of thyroid cancer. In both cases, therapeutic iodine may be administered in pill form, or as a ...
What is Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer? What is a Thyroid Carcinoma? What is a Thyroid Biopsy? What are Thyroid Nodules? Discussion Comments ByRotergirl— On Dec 10, 2014 My doctor thought I had a thyroid nodule, but the ultrasound couldn't see it. So he did a CT scan and an MRI and even...