Cancer

Understanding Your Diagnosis See All  Thyroid Cancer: Tests After Diagnosis in Understanding Your Diagnosis After a diagnosis of thyroid cancer, you will likely have other tests to help your healthcare providers learn more about your cancer. The test results help your healthcare providers decide the best ways to treat the cancer. ...more  Biopsy in Understanding Your Diagnosis A detailed look at different types of biopsies, and how and why they are done....more  Thyroid Function Tests in Understanding Your Diagnosis Detailed information on the most common types of thyroid function tests....more  Thyroid Cancer: Stages in Understanding Your Diagnosis The stage of a cancer is how much and how far the cancer has spread in your body. Your healthcare provider uses exams and tests to find out the size of the cancer, where it is, and whether it has spread. The stage of a cancer is one of the most important things to know when deciding how to treat the cancer. ...more  Thyroid Cancer: Symptoms in Understanding Your Diagnosis A persistent cough is one of the most common symptoms of thyroid cancer. Read on to learn more. ...more