Medullary thyroid cancer
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| Medullary thyroid cancer | |
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| Term | Medullary thyroid cancer |
| Short definition | medullary thyroid cancer - (pronounced) (MED-yoo-LAYR-ee THY-royd KAN-ser) Cancer that develops in C-cells of the thyroid. The C cells produce a hormone (calcitonin) that helps maintain healthy blood calcium levels |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
medullary thyroid cancer - (pronounced) (MED-yoo-LAYR-ee THY-royd KAN-ser) Cancer that develops in C-cells of the thyroid. The C cells produce a hormone (calcitonin) that helps maintain healthy blood calcium levels
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- Wikipedia's article - Medullary thyroid cancer
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