Thyroid
Why the hell didn’t I check this eight months ago when my doctor told me to? Too busy, I guess. This feels like an irresponsible, stupid and lame excuse - Brooke Burke-Charvet
Cancer is a scary word, but thyroid cancer is one of the most highly treatable forms of cancer. That being said, the five-year-survival rate for early papillary cancer, the most common type of thyroid cancer, is almost 100%, according to the American Cancer Society. So, obviously the key to survival is catching it early.
We can all learn from Brooke Burke-Charvet's experience, host of the popular Dancing with the Stars show. Because of her pre-existing thyroid issues she assumed a lump in her thyroid was the result of her prior Hashimoto’s issue, so she put off tests for almost 8 months, only to learn that she had the big C. Her procrastination was a mistake, because patients diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease have an increased risk of developing some form of thyroid cancer in their lifetime.
However, Burke-Charvet is very lucky. Not many people can put off cancer treatment for more than eight months and survive. We hear over and over, that if caught early most diseases are curable. Let this be a reminder to you…go get your physical, or go get that test that your doctor recommended. You may not be so lucky.
A.P. John | Institute for Cancer ResearchDoctors do not know what causes most cases of thyroid cancer. However, scientists have observed that thyroid cancer affects women two to three times as often as men and occurs more frequently in whites than in blacks.
Cancer Research UK | Thyroid CancerThis section of CancerHelp UK is about thyroid cancer. It includes symptoms and causes, tests for thyroid cancer, treatment, living with thyroid cancer, and current research.
eMedicine | Thyroid CancerThyroid cancers represent approximately 1% of new cancer diagnoses each year. Approximately 23,500 cases of thyroid cancer are diagnosed yearly in the United States.
EndocrineWeb.com | Thyroid CancerThere are about 20,000 new cases of thyroid cancer each year in the United States. Females are more likely to have thyroid cancer at a ratio of three to one. Thyroid cancer can occur in any age group, although it is most common after age 30 and its aggressiveness increases significantly in older patients.
HA | The Hypoparathyroidism Association Hypoparathyroidism Association, Inc. is a voluntary, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with all forms of Hypoparathyroidism, a rare medical disorder, by maintaining a worldwide network of family support, and promoting public, as well as professional, awareness of this disorder through a quarterly newsletter and our website.
Mayo Clinic | Thyroid CancerThe prognosis is often excellent for thyroid cancer. The most common types of thyroid cancer can often be completely removed with surgery. But the important first step is to know the symptoms of thyroid cancer and see your doctor.
Medline Plus | Thyroid CancerYour thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck, just above your collarbone. It makes hormones that help the body work normally. Anyone can get cancer of the thyroid gland.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Thyroid CancerAt Memorial Sloan-Kettering, one of the leading centers in the world for the detection and treatment of thyroid cancer, a multidisciplinary team of experts work together to ensure an accurate diagnosis and the best care possible for each patient.
NCI | National Cancer InstituteInformation about thyroid cancer treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
TDM | Thyroid Disease ManagerThyroid Disease Manager offers an up-to-date analysis of thyrotoxicosis, hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules and cancer, thyroiditis, and all aspects of human thyroid disease and thyroid physiology. It provides physicians, researchers, and trainees (as well as patients) around the world with an authoritative, current, complete, objective, free, and down-loadable source on the thyroid.
TFC | Thyroid Foundation of CanadaThe Thyroid Foundation of Canada is a non-profit registered volunteer organzation whose mission is to support thyroid patients across Canada through awareness, education, and research.
TheCancer.info | Thyroid CancerThere are now more than 200,000 patients in the U.S. living with thyroid cancer and incidence has increased by over 20% in the last 5 years. The diagnosis of thyroid cancer brings with them many questions and a need for clear, understandable answers.
ThyCa | Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, inc.We are dedicated to support, education, and communication for thyroid cancer survivors, their families and friends. We also sponsor Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, year-round awareness activities, and thyroid cancer research fundraising and research grants.
Thyroid Cancer Songbook | Songs About Cancer When I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in 1997 at the age of 35, my life was changed forever. Now, 10 years later, I am still going strong and fighting this rare disease, finding strength and courage by looking for whatever good I can find in the bad.
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