Your thyroid is a gland below the Adam’s apple in your neck.
Your thyroid releases thyroid hormones. The hormones control how fast your body’s chemical functions work (metabolic rate). Almost every cell in your body needs thyroid hormones. Among many other things, thyroid hormones help control:
What is thyroid cancer?
Thyroid cancer is cancer in your thyroid.
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The first sign of thyroid cancer is usually a painless lump in your neck
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There are 4 main kinds of thyroid cancer
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Thyroid cancer is more common in women and people treated with radiation as a child
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Doctors treat different types of thyroid cancer in different ways
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The most common type of thyroid cancer is often curable
What are the types of thyroid cancer?
What causes thyroid cancer?
What are the symptoms of thyroid cancer?
A painless lump in your neck is usually the first sign of thyroid cancer.
Sometimes a larger cancer may press on your neck, causing:
Thyroid cancers don't usually make thyroid hormones so you aren't likely to have symptoms of hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone).
