What is thyroid nodule?

Thyroid nodules are lumps which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland. Most nodules are benign (non-cancerous). Benign causes include hyperplastic colloid goiter, thyroid cysts, thyroiditis, and thyroid adenomas.

How do members experience thyroid nodule?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with thyroid nodule*

*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 nodule*

Who has thyroid nodule on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 14
30s 47
40s 121
50s 195
60s 185
70+ 112

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 64
Female 598

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What is thyroid nodule?

Thyroid nodules are lumps which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland. Most nodules are benign (non-cancerous). Benign causes include hyperplastic colloid goiter, thyroid cysts, thyroiditis, and thyroid adenomas.



Common symptoms reported by people with thyroid nodule

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 nodule

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Compare treatments taken by people with thyroid nodule

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have thyroid nodule through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with thyroid nodule? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has thyroid nodule on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 206 say thyroid nodule is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 14
30s 47
40s 121
50s 195
60s 185
70+ 112
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 12
20-29 years 29
30-39 years 47
40-49 years 60
50-59 years 34
60-69 years 7
70+ years 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 64
Female 598

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 365
Not Diagnosed 8

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