noticed an odd lump on her neck. Nicole McGuinness has Dr. Erich Voigt, an ear, nose and throat surgeon in New York City, to thank for spotting what turned out to be thyroid cancer on her neck.

Thyroid nodules are lumps that occur in the thyroid gland in the front of the throat. There may be no symptoms, but people may feel a bump in the neck ... Thyroid cancer may not cause any signs ...

Or, during a routine physical exam, your doctor might just happen to feel a lump, called a nodule, on your thyroid ... cancer. Physical exam. Your doctor will feel for unusual growths in your neck ...

April marks the beginning of Oral & Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. This year, more than 50,000 new cases are expected ...