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THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATIONS ELISA – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Bonjour, As you can see there are apparently 4 types of thyroid cancer http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/disease/thyroid/intro_thyroid.html http://www.thyroid.org/patient/brochur1.htm <snip On the other hand, when papillary cancer grows enough to form a lump in the thyroid gland, we consider [...]

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Hi all! I just heard from my doc, they found a node in my thyroid.  Anyone else been through this?  I go for a biopsy Thursday… and then they’ll tell me what I’ve got and how they’ll deal with it… I’m a bit scared, but after what all else has gone [...]

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I have medullary thyroid cancer that has metasized to the lungs… My docs now are suggeting chemo. This may be a dumb question, but, I am only 22 and hope to have kids someday. How long after chemo must i wait to get pregnant? Does the radiation stay with me forever and [...]

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I was diag 7 years ago with low thyroid. I have one child that we almost lost due to the hormone inbalance. Last march ‘97 I was diag with thyroid cancer. I’ve had my complete thyroid and glands  removed. Trying to get pregnant again. Had a miscarriage in dec. New bood [...]

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A dear friend of mine is in, I believe, stage 2, of the above follicular cancer.  She is recovering from a second surgery which removed part of the larynx, esophagus, and vocal cords.  Does anyone have any information about the disease and any INTERNET related mail lists that might help her find [...]

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My heart is starting to break. I just received a call from my husbands’ doctor with the first test results on his recurrence. Not very good. The chest x-ray shows a small (3mm) nodule in the upper right lung. This was definately not apparent on the last chest x-ray taken early [...]

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Hi Folks! My dad’s been getting external radiation treatments for thyroid cancer.  Things, actually, are going pretty well.  His sense of taste, however, is currently on vacation.  Most things taste so bad to him, in fact, that he has to force them down. So far he’s found tuna fish, cream [...]

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spouse of victim requests info relating to kids of now deceased medullary ca father thanks

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spouse of victim requests info relating to kids of now deceased medullary ca father thanks
Are you requesting info on medullary thyroid cancer? If so please email me. I may be able to help. [...]

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I recently had my thyroid removed due to papillary cancer. I will receive radioiodine ablation as soon as my TSH level is high enough. From what the doctor has indicated I will feel extemely fatigued as my TSH level increases. Is there anyone who has gone through this to give me [...]

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I have the same problem.  Last year after I had my second child I felt really tired, my hair starting falling out, I was cold all of the time and I was gaining weigh while I was nursing.  This prompted me to go to the docotrs and to make a long story [...]