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2. Tumor marker - Wikipedia

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   Reflect the stage of cancer; By determining the stage of cancer, it's possible to give a prognosis and treatment plan. [4] Screening for cancers; No screening test is wholly specific, and a high level of tumor marker can still be found in benign tumors. The only tumor marker currently used in screening is PSA (prostate-specific antigen ...

3. Thyroglobulin - Wikipedia

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   In other words, a rise in thyroglobulin levels in the blood may be a sign that thyroid cancer cells are growing and/or the cancer is spreading. [9] Hence, thyroglobulin levels in the blood are mainly used as a tumor marker [10] [9] for certain kinds of thyroid cancer (particularly papillary or follicular thyroid cancer). Thyroglobulin is not ...

4. Thyroid cancer - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid cancer accounts for less than 1% of cancer cases and deaths in the UK. Around 2,700 people were diagnosed with thyroid cancer in the UK in 2011, and around 370 people died from the disease in 2012. [69] However, in South Korea, thyroid cancer was the 5th most prevalent cancer, which accounted for 7.7% of new cancer cases in 2020. [70]

5. Thyroid neoplasm - Wikipedia

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   Thyroid neoplasm is a neoplasm or tumor of the thyroid. It can be a benign tumor such as thyroid adenoma, [1] or it can be a malignant neoplasm (thyroid cancer), such as papillary, follicular, medullary or anaplastic thyroid cancer. [2] Most patients are 25 to 65 years of age when first diagnosed; women are more affected than men.

6. Hashimoto's thyroiditis - Wikipedia

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   TSH is the preferred initial test of thyroid function as it has a higher sensitivity to changes in thyroid status than free T 4. [ 64 ] Biotin can cause this test to read "falsely low". [ 21 ]

7. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss - AOL

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   Commonly prescribed thyroid drug levothyroxine was linked with bone mass and bone density loss in a cohort of older adults in a recent study. Common thyroid drug levothyroxine linked to bone mass loss

8. Thyroid disease - Wikipedia

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   Initial blood tests often include thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (T4). [9] Total and free triiodothyronine (T3) levels are less commonly used. [9] If autoimmune disease of the thyroid is suspected, blood tests looking for Anti-thyroid autoantibodies can also be obtained. Procedures such as ultrasound, biopsy and a ...

9. ‘I Was Diagnosed With Thyroid Cancer at Age 39—This ... - AOL

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   Thyroid cancer affects tens of thousands of people per year, and the majority are women. Of the 44,000 people who will likely be diagnosed with thyroid cancer this year, more than 31,000 will be ...