• smeenz@lemmy.nz
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    From the article:

    Thyroid cancer has a five-year survival rate of over 98% and most forms of it are treatable and permanently curable

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      Ripping out the thyroid wreaks havoc on the body, survival isn’t the only thing encountered with these diseases. It’ll be taxing forever.

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        As I understand it that’s rarely the solution anymore, targeted radiation treatments and drug therapies have revolutionized treatment of thyroid cancers.

        … But we can always hope.