Thyroid cancer
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What is thyroid cancer?
Thyroid cancer is a malignancy arising from the thyroid gland. Thyroid cancers are classified as follicular, papillary, medullary, poorly differentiated, and anaplastic. Generally treatment includes surgery followed by radioactive iodine ablation and suppression of thyroid stimulating hormone.
Common symptoms reported by people with thyroid cancer
Treatments taken by people for thyroid cancer
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Compare treatments taken by people with thyroid cancer
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have thyroid cancer through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with thyroid cancer? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has thyroid cancer on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 322 say thyroid cancer is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 10 | |
| 30s | 43 | |
| 40s | 51 | |
| 50s | 49 | |
| 60s | 35 | |
| 70+ | 122 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 13 | |
| 20-29 years | 12 | |
| 30-39 years | 16 | |
| 40-49 years | 7 | |
| 50-59 years | 11 | |
| 60-69 years | 11 | |
| 70+ years | 2 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 96 | |
| Female | 442 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 300 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 15 |