Thyroid Cancer (DRAFT)

Thyroid cancer originates in the thyroid gland, an essential component of your endocrine system. Situated at the base of the neck and shaped like a butterfly, the thyroid produces hormones that manage body temperature, heart rate and metabolism. The majority of thyroid cancers are highly curable.

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Your dedicated care team at Phoebe Cancer Center is committed to guiding you through a thyroid cancer treatment plan tailored to your unique circumstances. Our treatment program uses a multi-disciplinary team approach to deliver the highest level of care throughout our patients’ journey, from prevention to treatment and survivorship.

 

Types of Thyroid Cancers We Treat:

  • Papillary: Constituting up to 80% of thyroid cancers, papillary thyroid cancer has a high cure rate and is seldom fatal.
  • Follicular: Representing up to 15% of cases, follicular thyroid cancer that has metastasized can pose treatment challenges.
  • Medullary: This type makes up approximately 2% of thyroid cancers.
  • Anaplastic: A rare form, anaplastic cancer comprises about 2% of diagnosed cases.

Treatment

Surgery is the most common treatment for thyroid cancer, depending on the tumor’s size and location. Other treatments include radioiodine therapy, radiation, chemotherapy and hormone therapy.

Our Team Approach

Our full team approach to cancer care, means providing a highly collaborative effort to deliver comprehensive cancer care to our cancer patients. This multidisciplinary approach engages a range of providers across our care community, to ensure we look at every angle for each patients’ unique case.

For more information, please call:
229-312-7124

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Cancer Support Group

At times, we just need to be with a group of people who truly understand the concerns and celebrations we face on our cancer journey.

Our Survivorship Support Group generally meets on the 1st Thursday of the month at noon.

Please call 229-312-1000 to confirm this month’s schedule or to get more information about our cancer support groups.