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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 .

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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