The percent of thyroid biopsies that turn out to be cancerous is only 5 percent.
95 percent of the thyroid biopsies turn out to be benign or non cancerous.
You can test and check for possible thyroid cancer at home by looking between your collar bone and the Adam's apple and look for any bumps or lumps when you swallow.
If there are lumps and bumps when you swallow you could have thyroid cancer but the only for sure way to know if you do have thyroid cancer is to get tested by a doctor.
The signs and symptoms of thyroid cancer include.
A lump in the neck, sometimes growing quickly.
Swelling in the neck.
Pain in the front of the neck, sometimes going up to the ears.
Hoarseness or other voice changes that do not go away.
Trouble swallowing.
Trouble breathing.
A constant cough that is not due to a cold.
Thyroid cancer is a cancer of the thyroid which is the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck.
The cause of thyroid cancer is not really known 100 percent, but the cause of thyroid cancer may involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Some people have no symptoms of thyroid cancer while others may notice a lump in the neck.
Treatments for thyroid cancer, which are usually successful, include surgery, hormone therapy, radioactive iodine, radiation, and in some cases chemotherapy.
Around 85 out of every 100 men (around 85%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after they are diagnosed.
Almost 90 out of every 100 women (almost 90%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more after they are diagnosed.
Most thyroid cancers respond well to treatment and aren't life-threatening.
After thyroid surgery or treatments, your body still needs thyroid hormones to function.
You'll need thyroid replacement hormone therapy for life.
It has been found that papillary thyroid cancers of any size that are confined to the thyroid gland are unlikely to result in death due to the cancer.
Specifically, the 20-year survival rate was estimated to be 97% for those who did not receive treatment and 99% for those who did.