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Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) - Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Treatment may be one of the following:

Total thyroidectomy for tumors in the thyroid only. Lymph nodes in the neck may also be removed.
Radiation therapy for tumors that come back in the thyroid as palliative treatment to relieve symptoms and improve the patient's quality of life.
Chemotherapy for cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, as palliative treatment to relieve symptoms and improve the patient's quality of life.

Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with thyroid gland medullary carcinoma.

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Last Updated: September 20, 2007

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