Thyroid cancer
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| Thyroid cancer | |
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| Term | Thyroid cancer |
| Short definition | thyroid cancer - (pronounced) (THY-royd KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the thyroid (an organ at the base of the neck that produces hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and weight). Four main types of thyroid cancer are papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic thyroid cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
thyroid cancer - (pronounced) (THY-royd KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the thyroid (an organ at the base of the neck that produces hormones that help control heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and weight). Four main types of thyroid cancer are papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic thyroid cancer. The four types are based on how the cancer cells look under a microscope
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Thyroid cancer
- Wikipedia's article - Thyroid cancer
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