What is thyroid cancer?

Thyroid cancer is a malignancy arising from the thyroid gland. Thyroid cancers are classified as follicular, papillary, medullary, poorly differentiated, and anaplastic. Generally treatment includes surgery followed by radioactive iodine ablation and suppression of thyroid stimulating hormone.

How do members experience thyroid cancer?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with thyroid cancer*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for thyroid cancer*

*Data from patients with thyroid cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with thyroid cancer*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Synthroid)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
thyroid cancer (4)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
thyroid cancer (2)

*Data from patients with thyroid cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has thyroid cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 18
30s 59
40s 141
50s 185
60s 179
70+ 71

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 114
Female 529

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What is thyroid cancer?

Thyroid cancer is a malignancy arising from the thyroid gland. Thyroid cancers are classified as follicular, papillary, medullary, poorly differentiated, and anaplastic. Generally treatment includes surgery followed by radioactive iodine ablation and suppression of thyroid stimulating hormone.



Common symptoms reported by people with thyroid cancer

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for thyroid cancer

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Synthroid)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
334
Tried for
thyroid cancer (4)
Treatment name(s)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
227
Tried for
thyroid cancer (2)

Data from patients with thyroid cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with thyroid cancer

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Synthroid)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
thyroid cancer (4)
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
thyroid cancer (2)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with thyroid cancer, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has thyroid cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 400 say thyroid cancer is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 18
30s 59
40s 141
50s 185
60s 179
70+ 71
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 13
20-29 years 26
30-39 years 33
40-49 years 38
50-59 years 16
60-69 years 1
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 114
Female 529

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 310
Not Diagnosed 16

These charts show data from thyroid cancer patients who have completed their condition history
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