Thyroid cancer: diagnosis and management.
Thyroid cancer is the ninth most common cancer in women in Singapore. Despite an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer in the last few decades, survival has improved due to a combination of early cytological diagnosis, low-morbidity total thyroidectomy, and postoperative radioactive iodine therapy. Thyroid cancer is one of the most curable forms of cancer. This article provides an overview of thyroid cancer and future directions in its diagnosis and treatment.
Cheah
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Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074. medcwk@nus.edu.sg
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy