Thyroid Cancer Stories
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Surgical 'Pen' Accurately Detects Cancer In Just 10 Seconds
MasSpec Pen is a new diagnostic tool that can detect malignant tumors in just seconds, improving treatment and reducing the odds of cancer recurrence. -
7 Body Parts You Can Live Without
Don’t like all of your organs? No problem — you can live without a whole bunch of them. -
Why Am I Always Cold?
If you are one of those oft-maligned people who are always cold, you are not alone. And you may or may not have one of these medical conditions. -
5 Reasons Why You're So Tired All the Time
Feeling tired all the time could be a result of sleep loss, or a red flag for these 5 serious health conditions. -
Identifying Thyroid Disorders In Children Can Help Accurate Diagnosis
A news study finds that primary care physicians are critical in identifying children and adolescents who have thyroid disorders. -
15.5 Million Americans Are Cancer Survivors
As of Jan. 1, 2016, more than 15.5 million Americans have a history of cancer; in 2026, this number will reach more than 20 million. -
How The Chemicals In Your Furniture Can Affect Your Thyroid
Flame retardants may disrupt thyroid and estrogen hormone production, leading to thyroid disease. -
AstraZeneca Drug Wins Orphan Status In Thyroid Cancer
An experimental AstraZeneca drug that failed last year as a treatment for a rare cancer of the eye has been awarded special "orphan" status in the United States for a type of thyroid cancer. -
What Chernobyl Taught Us About Radiation And The Body
The 1986 explosion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant released catastrophic amounts of radiation into the air. How did this affect surrounding populations? -
Scientists Rename Thyroid Tumor, Say Cancer Is Overdiagnosed
Scientists removed the word "cancer" from the name of a common thyroid tumor, which requires less aggressive treatment than typical cancerous tumors. -
Obama Wants To Cure Cancer With The Help Of Immunotherapy
President Obama promised to undertake a national effort to cure cancer, a “new moonshot” with Vice President Biden in charge of “mission control.” -
Could Increased Cancer Screening Actually Hurt Patients?
Doctors are screening for cancer now more than ever, but could this lead to treating cancer cases that don't need it?