Thyroid Conditions

Thyroid Cancer Treatments: Surgical and Treatment Options Debated

Early detection and treatment of cancer is usually a good thing.

Improved Scar Reducing Surgery Techniques for Thyroid Cancer Patients

Physicians are providing thyroid cancer patients with new options for less invasive procedures that can reduce or eliminate the scar left behind after thyroid cancer surgery.

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New Moms: Overwhelmed by Fatigue or Emotion?—Get Your Thyroid Checked

New mothers struggling with roller coaster emotions or unrelenting sadness, waves of incapacitating fatigue or anxiety, take notice.

Thyroid Cancer on the Rise: A Real Worry or Just Better Diagnosis?

The number of thyroid cancer cases per year has doubled since 1970, although the total tally is still relatively small compared to other cancers and survival rates are high.

Two New Gene Mutations Linked to Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid cancer occurs in 14 out of every 100,000 women per year in the U.S. compared to only five men per 100,000.

Thyroid Conditions Can Go Undiagnosed—Know the Symptoms and Risk Factors

It’s estimated that nearly 60 million Americans suffer from some type of thyroid condition with ten percent of the population unaware they have an undiagnosed thyroid problem. Knowing the common symptoms associated with an under or over active thyroid is important. Women, in particular, should become more familiar with the signs and risk factors of thyroid dysfunction because they are six to eight times more likely to have thyroid problems than men.

New Imaging Technique Improves Detection and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

Thyroid cancer is considered one of the most curable forms of cancers according to the American Cancer Society. Thanks to a new imaging approach from German researchers, the treatment and detection of this type of cancer is getting even better.

Under Active Thyroid Associated with Miscarriages and Infertility

Normal thyroid function is important to women at all stages of life, but a healthy thyroid is especially key for women wanting to become pregnant. According to the American Thyroid Association (ATA), thyroid problems can lead to infertility, complications during pregnancy and affect a newborn’s neurological development.

Calcium Supplements May Interfere With Thyroid Treatment

Women taking thyroid hormone medications should not take them with their calcium supplements. Studies suggest that calcium interferes with the absorption of thyroid hormones in the body, making the hormone treatment ineffective. Simply taking the two medications at different times of the day solves this problem.