In the 'Symptoms - Cancer' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about thyroid cancer:
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Thyroid Cancer.
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Your answer |
...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"No / don't know" |
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"Yes but now resolved for over 5 years" |
History of thyroid cancer |
A risk factor |
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"Yes but now resolved for under 5 years" |
History of thyroid cancer |
A risk factor |
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"Current problem but containable" |
Thyroid cancer |
A pre-existing condition |
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"Current problem and aggressive/spreading" |
Thyroid cancer |
A pre-existing condition |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Cancer
Refers to the various types of malignant neoplasms that contain cells growing out of control and invading adjacent tissues, which may metastasize to distant tissues.
Thyroid (Thyroid Gland)
The thyroid gland is an organ with many veins, anchored around the front of the throat near the voice box. It is essential to normal body growth in infancy and childhood. It absorbs iodine from the diet and releases thyroid hormones - iodine-containing compounds that help govern the rate of the body's metabolism (its total life processes), affecting body temperature, and regulating protein, fat and carbohydrate catabolism in all cells. They keep up growth hormone release, skeletal maturation, and heart rate, force, and output. They promote central nervous system growth, stimulate the making of many enzymes, and are necessary for muscle tone and vigor. To a high degree, metabolism is regulated by the hormone thyroxine, which can be made by the thyroid if enough organic iodine is available. An enlarged thyroid gland that is not cancer is sometimes called goitre.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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