I am a 23 year old female, I have quite a large goiter (enlarged thyroid gland) and I am worried that it may be cancerous. Please help if you can, any information would be truly useful and most appreciated.

I Am making my 2 points ha ha ha tanx for that

if you have any doubts, go sraight to your doctor. hope its all good

Usually thyroid cancer shows up in nodules on the thyroid. But please don't panic. Thyroid cancer is one of the easiest cancers to cure. So, just get help right away. If you have thyroid cancer, you might have symptoms of hypothyroid (being tired, gaining weight, slow digestion, hair falling out). If you have symptoms of hyperthyroid you might feel like you're revved up all the time (unless you get to the point of burnout then you'll just be super tired). You'll lose weight, sometimes you might even have eye problems to go with it.I hope you're under the care of a doctor. There's a lot of good thyroid websites. Just do a search. Best wishes!!

Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland. There are four forms: papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic. The most common forms (papillary and follicular) are fairly benign, and the medullary form also has a good prognosis; the anaplastic form is fast-growing and poorly responsive to therapy.Masses of the thyroid are diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) or frequently by thyroidectomy (surgical removal and subsequent pathological examination). As the thyroid concentrates iodine, radioactive iodine is a commonly used modality in thyroid carcinomas.Most often the first symptom of thyroid cancer is a nodule in the thyroid region of the neck, but only 4% of these nodules are malignant. Sometimes the first sign is an enlarged lymph node. Other symptoms that can be present are pain, changes in voice and symptoms of hypo- or hyperthyroidism































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Try:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...3.htm#Symptoms

There is thyroid cancer in my family. I hope to reassure you that when you find a lump on your neck that only about 4% of the time will it be cancer. I have taken so many blood tests to make sure that I was cancer free, and I am. Only a doctor can eliminate the possibility. Please see one!More information in the link below.































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