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Learn about radioactive iodine

Thyroid Cancer Treatments

Your doctor stages your thyroid tumor in order to develop the most effective treatment plan. Thyroid cancer treatment almost always includes surgery, although the type of surgery is influenced by the patient's age and tumor size. Some small thyroid cancer tumors are cured only with surgery.

Treatments for Hyperthyroidism

There are a number of hyperthyroidism treatments available. The best plan for you depends on your symptoms, the cause of your hyperthyroidism, and what treatment option makes you most comfortable.

Surgery for Hyperthyroidism

Surgery is a treatment option for hyperthyroidism, but it's not as commonly used as antithyroid medications or radioactive iodine.

Radioactive Iodine for Hyperthyroidism

Radioactive iodine treats hyperthyroidism by gradually shrinking your thyroid—ultimately destroying the gland. This therapy is much safer than it sounds; in fact, it is the most commonly used hyperthyroid treatment in the US.

Hurthle Cell Thyroid Tumor

Hurthle Cell Thyroid Cancer:  Not Quite the Same as Follicular Cancer

Papillary Cancer

This page includes more advanced information on a specific type of thyroid cancer: papillary thyroid cancer. Please read our Introduction to Thyroid Cancer page first, which gives a general overview of all types of thyroid cancer since it will make this page easier to understand.

Thyroid Cancer: Medullary Cancer

This page includes more advanced information on a specific type of thyroid cancer. . .

Thyroid Cancer: Follicular Cancer

This page includes more advanced information on a specific type of thyroid cancer: follicular thyroid cancer. Please read our Introduction to Thyroid Cancer first, which gives a general overview of all types of thyroid cancer .

Thyroid Cancer: Anaplastic Cancer

This page includes more advanced information on a specific type of thyroid cancer—anaplastic thyroid cancer. Please read our Introduction to Thyroid Cancer article first, which gives a general overview of all types of thyroid cancer.

Hyperthyroidism: Overactivity of the Thyroid Gland

There are readily available and effective treatments for all common types of hyperthyroidism. Some of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism (such as tremor and palpitations, which are caused by excess thyroid hormone acting on the cardiac and nervous system) can be improved within a number of hours by medications called beta-blockers (eg, propranolol; Inderal).
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