What is Thyroid Cancer?
Thyroid cancer is a malignancy arising from the thyroid gland. Thyroid cancers are classified as follicular, papillary, medullary, poorly differentiated, and anaplastic. Generally treatment includes surgery followed by radioactive iodine ablation and suppression of thyroid stimulating hormone.
What do patients take to treat Thyroid Cancer and its symptoms?
Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments
| Treatment name | Efficacy | Overall rating of side effects | # of Evaluations |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Levothyroxine
(Synthroid, Eutirox, Letrox, Lannett Levothyroxine)
|
1 | ||
| 0 |
These charts show data from Thyroid Cancer patients' latest treatment evaluations
Who has Thyroid Cancer at PatientsLikeMe?
- 90 patients have this condition
- 6 New patients joined this month
- 25 say Thyroid Cancer is their primary condition
| <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Age | ||||||
| Gender | |
| 78% | Females |
|---|---|
| 22% | Males |
| Age at first symptom | # of patients | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 yrs | 2 | |
| 20-29 yrs | 8 | |
| 30-39 yrs | 6 | |
| 40-49 yrs | 11 | |
| 50-59 yrs | 4 | |
| 60-69 yrs | 0 | |
| 70+ yrs | 0 |
These charts show data from Thyroid Cancer patients who have completed their condition history