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1 Endocrine System: Tyroid Cancer By :Jackie Mercado

2 What is it? Tyroid cancer is a development of a malignant tumor on the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located at the front bottom of the neck.

3 How do you get it ? Changes in a persons DNA can cause cancers thyroid cells. which cause you to get thyroid cancer. People who have been exposed to lots of radiation get thyroid cancer.

4 Does the body try to fix itself? Natural therapies help your body heal itself. It can also minimize the side effects of the treatment.

5 Is it curable? Most thyroid cancers are curable. You have more chance of being cured than any other type of cancer. The cure rate is very high because its detected in time.

6 What medicines can you take? If you have these disease you need to take a radioactive iodine treatment as soon as you know. You can also take over the counter prescriptions like: ibuprofen,advil,motrin for pain.


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