There isn't a screening test for thyroid cancer. Your doctor may find out you have it during a routine physical exam or from an ultrasound or surgery for another condition. This is part of ...

Surgery carries risks—complications from anesthesia, hoarseness, hand numbness, or lifelong thyroid replacement drugs (about ...

This won't tell you if you have cancer, but it gives more information about how your thyroid is working. Ultrasound. You'll get this test, which uses sound waves to make a picture of things inside ...

The taller-than-wide thyroid nodule feature did not demonstrate sufficient power to differentiate between malignant and benign nodules.

A fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is often performed to obtain a sample from the thyroid nodule or lymph node, which is then examined for cancer cells. Imaging studies, such as ultrasound ...

Taking charge of your health starts with awareness and regular check-ups. Many serious health issues can be prevented or ...

Helene Lindfors, Ph.D. Student at the Endocrine Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, ...

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Initially, I thought it was just a reaction to the saltwater, but the lump was unusually large and hadn’t gone away after two ...