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About this Treatment: Radiation Therapy for Thyroid
Conditions Treated for Radiation Therapy for Thyroid
The more common types of thyroid cancer are named for where they start in the cells. The major types are:
Differentiated thyroid cancer:
- Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid cancer, making up about 85 percent of all thyroid cancers and is found in the broadest spectrum of age groups from children to elderly adults.
- Follicular thyroid cancer accounts for about 10 percent of thyroid cancers. It can spread to nearby lymph nodes, as well as distant areas of the body.
- Hurthle cell thyroid cancer
This cancer is a subtype of follicular thyroid cancer. These cancers make up about 3% of all thyroid cancers. They are more difficult to diagnose and treat.
Medullary thyroid cancer:
- This form of thyroid cancer is more likely to run in families.
- It is more rare and more aggressive than the more common well-differentiated thyroid cancers.
Anaplastic thyroid cancer:
- This form of thyroid cancer is also rare and the most aggressive of all thyroid cancers and one of the most aggressive of all cancers.
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About this Treatment
Learn about the conditions treated, types, techniques, and risks of radiation therapy for thyroid.
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