Mayo Clinic

A surgical procedure for thyroid cancers, including traditional and robotic options.

A palliative care team member can talk with you about goals and wishes for your care.

A drug treatment that uses chemicals to kill cancer cells, administered either orally or intravenously.

A treatment using gas to freeze and kill cancer cells.

Treatments that focus on specific chemicals present within cancer cells to cause them to die.

Testing that can reveal inherited genes that are passed from parents to children, relevant for some thyroid cancers.

A treatment to replace or supplement the hormones produced in the thyroid, often in pill form.

A bioidentical hormone to the hormone your thyroid produced, used to preserve thyroid function after surgery.

Includes various advanced treatment strategies for thyroid cancer.

A test that uses a radioactive form of iodine and a special camera to detect thyroid cancer cells in the body.

Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on providing relief from pain and other symptoms of a serious illness. It also can help you c...

Palliative care services include support for the many difficult situations and decisions you and your family make when you're facing a serious illness...

External beam radiation that uses high-energy beams to target and kill cancer cells.

Used in cases of Graves disease to reduce thyroid hormone production.

A treatment using radioactive iodine to kill thyroid cells and thyroid cancer cells that might remain after surgery.

A treatment that uses electrical energy to heat up cancer cells, killing them.

Your palliative care plan will include steps to address your symptoms and improve your comfort and well-being.

These may include breathing techniques, healing touch, meditation, visualization or simply listening to music with headphones.

Diagnostic ultrasounds use sound waves to make pictures of the body, showing the structures inside for diagnosis and treatment of many diseases and co...

Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of body structures, including the thyroid.