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Written By: Aishwarya Vaidya | Published : June 1, 2018 4:09 PM IST
Just below the Adam's apple, a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck that is where the thyroid cancer occurs in the cells of the thyroid hormones that regulate heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and weight are produced by thyroid. It can be treated and cured. Hence, a timely intervention is required.
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Speaking about this, Padma Shri Awardee, Dr K K Aggarwal, President, HCFI, said, Thyroid cancer occurs when cells in the thyroid undergoes certain mutations. These allow the cells to grow and multiply rapidly and they also lose the ability to die like normal cells. These abnormal thyroid cells accumulate to form a tumor and then spread throughout the body. Moreover, there are four types of thyroid cancer - papillary carcinoma, follicular carcinoma, medullary thyroid carcinoma and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Dr K K Aggarwal lists out the symptoms and tells you how to prevent it.
Read:World Thyroid Day: Experts say thyroid cancer is highly curable
Symptoms:
In the later stages one can experience the following:
The take home message:
Remember, prevention is better than cure. So, seek medical help in case you experience any symptoms.
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