What is follicular thyroid cancer?

Follicular thyroid cancer begins in the thyroid gland, this is located at the front-base of the neck. Follicular thyroid carcinoma is more common in areas of the world where diets are low in iodine.

How do members experience follicular thyroid cancer?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with follicular thyroid cancer*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for follicular thyroid cancer*

Who has follicular thyroid cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 17
50s 10
60s 25
70+ 16

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 11
Female 61

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What is follicular thyroid cancer?

Follicular thyroid cancer begins in the thyroid gland, this is located at the front-base of the neck. Follicular thyroid carcinoma is more common in areas of the world where diets are low in iodine.



Common symptoms reported by people with follicular thyroid cancer

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for follicular thyroid cancer

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Compare treatments taken by people with follicular thyroid cancer

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Who has follicular thyroid cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 33 say follicular thyroid cancer is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 4
40s 17
50s 10
60s 25
70+ 16
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 9
40-49 years 7
50-59 years 3
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 11
Female 61

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 33
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from follicular thyroid cancer patients who have completed their condition history
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