Thyroid cancer by Meghan Hashimoto https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy By Meghan Hashimoto en-us 2019-03-01 14:37:31 UTC 2026-01-03 13:23:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Symptoms 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336866762
  • Swelling in the neck 
  • Pain in the front of the next, sometimes going up to the ears
  • A lump in the neck, sometimes growing quickly
  • Trouble swallowing
  • Trouble breathing
  • Hoarseness or other voice changes that do not go away
  • A constant cough not due to a cold
    • ]]>     2019-03-01 14:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336866762     074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336871268 2019-03-01 15:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336871268 Physical exam 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336877265 During a physical exam a doctor will take a look at your body and mainly your thyroid and then ask and do a background check of family history in thyroid cancer.]]> 2019-03-01 15:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336877265 Blood test 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336877927 Blood test are taken to see if the thyroid gland is functioning normally.]]> 2019-03-01 15:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336877927 Removing a sample of thyroid tissue 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336878653 With this procedure they take a long thin needle and insert it through your skin to your thyroid, with the needle the doctor is remove suspicious thyroid tissues. After that the doctor will do some test on the removed tissue and look for cancer cells.]]> 2019-03-01 15:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/336878653 Imaging test 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337021005 A Imaging test is when the doctor uses computerized tomography scans, positron emission tomography or ultrasound to see if the cancer has moved beyond the thyroid.]]> 2019-03-01 20:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337021005 Genetic test 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337022534 The doctor does a history check on your family to see if there are any genes which would give you a more risk of getting thyroid cancer.]]> 2019-03-01 20:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337022534 Surgery for thyroid cancer 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337602380 If thyroid cancer is found from removing thyroid tissue then surgery is usually the case for removing the problem. In the surgery they would remove the tumor and part or all of the remaining thyroid gland usually recemened. ]]> 2019-03-04 18:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337602380 Lobectomy 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337603140 This treatment can diagnose people with thyroid cancer if an FNA biopsy results doesn’t show a clear biopsy. This treatment is also used on different Thyroid cancers  that shows no signs beyond the thyroid. The surgeon would go in through the neck and remove the lobe containing cancer from the body. After the operation patients might not need to take thyroid hormone pills because the surgery leaves part of the gland behind. When leaving some of the thyroid behind could cause cancer recurrence after the treatment which would be found in some test like radioiodine scans and thyroglobulin blood test. ]]> 2019-03-04 18:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337603140 Thyroidectomy 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337604470 Thyroidectomy is a surgery that is similar to Lobectomy, the surgery is done the same way as Lobectomy treatment. After this treatment the patient would have to take thyroid hormone pills, but the doctor will be able to watch for disease recurrence after doing Radioiodine scans and thyroglobulin blood test.  ]]> 2019-03-04 18:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337604470 Lymph node removal 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337771826 If the cancer spread to the lymph nodes in the neck, then they would have to be removedduring the surgery when the thyroid is being removed. This treatment is very important for Medullary thyroid cancer and anaplastic cancer. The lymph node removal is for papillary or follicular cancer when 1 or 2 nodes become enlarged, they may be removed any left over cancer cells that were left behind from the treatment will be treated with radioactive iodine. 


    ]]>     2019-03-05 04:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337771826     Causes 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337772810 It is unknown what causes thyroid cancer but there are some risk factors that could have ways of giving you thyroid cancer. Family genetics, exspoed to high levels of radiation, and certein hereditary syndroms can be risk factor to causing thyroid cancer.]]> 2019-03-05 04:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337772810 Having prophylactic (preventive) surgery 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337773916 In this surgery the doctor will remove your thyroid to prevent any cancer developing in the thyroid. ]]> 2019-03-05 04:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337773916 Going on a diet 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337774026 Eating healthy foods like vegetables, fruits, low animal fat, and salmon can reduce the chance have receiving any disease or cancer, also keeping a healthy body weight. 


    ]]>     2019-03-05 04:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337774026     074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337774905 2019-03-05 05:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337774905 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337913415 2019-03-05 14:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337913415 Description 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337913712 The thyroid is located in the front of your neck, the thyroid produces thyroid hormone which are good for your body. When the body starts to show some of the symptoms of thyroid cancer your doctor should take some test to see if you do have cancer or just the Hashimoto disease. If there is cancer detected in the body it is very treatable.  ]]> 2019-03-05 14:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337913712 Prognosis 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337940490 The most common thyroid cancer the are the most curable ones. There’s a 98% cure rate if treated properly for people under the age of 50 with papillary or follicular cancer. Thyroid cancer affects the elders more than anyone, the age they usually become diagnosed is 65 years of age. Despite the test they’ve done the overall survival is very low. 20% around 3-5 months with 1 year survival. ]]> 2019-03-05 15:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337940490 Description 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337941920 Definition of Thyroid cancer. (2018, December 27). Retrieved from https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=8693  ]]> 2019-03-05 15:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337941920 Diagnosis 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337942239 Thyroid cancer - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic. (2018, March 13). Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thyroid-cancer/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354167 ]]> 2019-03-05 15:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337942239 Symptoms 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337942567 Signs and Symptoms of Thyroid Cancer. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cancer.org/cancer/thyroid-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/signs-symptoms.html ]]> 2019-03-05 15:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337942567 Causes 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337942956 Thyroid Cancer Symptoms, Signs, Treatment, Types & Survival Rate. (2018, August 17). Retrieved from https://www.medicinenet.com/thyroid_cancer/article.htm ]]> 2019-03-05 15:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337942956 Treatment 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337943300 Surgery for Thyroid Cancer. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cancer.org/cancer/thyroid-cancer/treating/surgery.html ]]> 2019-03-05 15:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337943300 Prognosis 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337944019 Thyroid Cancer. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/thyroid-cancer/thyroid-cancer

     Thyroid Nodules and Cancer in the Elderly - Endotext - NCBI Bookshelf. (2018, December 3). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK278969/ 
    ]]>     2019-03-05 15:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337944019     Prevention 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337944436 Thyroid Cancer Prevention. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12210-thyroid-cancer/prevention ]]> 2019-03-05 15:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337944436 Facts 074295767 https://padlet.com/074295767/65h6vntc8kfy/wish/337949645
  • The thyroid gland looks like a butterfly
  • The thyroid is a part of the endocrine system 
  • Your thyroids main function is to control the metabolism
  • There are 4 types of cancers: Papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic
  • Radioactive iodine is the most common treatment for thyroid cancer
  • Thyroid cancer ribbon is pink, teal, and blue 

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