QuickFACTS Thyroid Cancer : What You Need to Know-Now.

Cover -- Copyright -- A Note to the Reader -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Your Thyroid Cancer -- What Is Cancer? -- What Is Thyroid Cancer? -- Benign Thyroid Enlargement and Nodules -- Malignant Thyroid Tumors -- What Are the Key Statistics About Thyroid Cancer? -- Risk Factors and Causes -- What Are the Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer? -- Gender and Age -- Diet Low in Iodine -- Radiation -- Hereditary Conditions -- Prevention and Detection -- Do We Know What Causes Thyroid Cancer? -- Papillary Thyroid Cancer -- Follicular Thyroid Cancer -- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer -- Medullary Thyroid Cancer -- Can Thyroid Cancer Be Prevented? -- Can Thyroid Cancer Be Found Early? -- Diagnosis and Staging -- How Is Thyroid Cancer Diagnosed? -- Signs and Symptoms of Thyroid Cancer -- History and Physical Examination -- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy -- Imaging Tests -- Nuclear Medicine Scans -- Blood Tests -- How Is Thyroid Cancer Staged? -- The TNM Staging System -- Stage Grouping -- Recurrent (Relapsed) Cancer -- Thyroid Cancer Survival, by Type and Stage -- Treatment -- How Is Thyroid Cancer Treated? -- Making Treatment Decisions -- Surgery -- Radioactive Iodine (Radioiodine) Therapy -- Thyroid Hormone Therapy -- External Beam Radiation Therapy -- Chemotherapy -- Clinical Trials -- Complementary and Alternative Treatments -- Treatment of Thyroid Cancer by Stage -- Your Medical Team -- More Treatment Information -- Questions to Ask -- What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Thyroid Cancer? -- After Treatment -- What Happens After Treatment for Thyroid Cancer? -- Follow-up Care -- Seeing a New Doctor -- Lifestyle Changes to Consider During and After Treatment -- How About Your Emotional Health? -- What Happens if Treatment Is No Longer Working? -- Latest Research -- What's New in Thyroid Cancer Research and Treatment? -- Genetics -- Treatment -- Resources -- Glossary.

Index -- Back Cover.