bdmoore
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My wife has thyroid cancer . The thyroid was removed but there is still cancer inside her neck that could not be removed due to its location .what are the treatment options and how successful are they.

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Reply # - October 19, 2016, 07:28 AM

JimC
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Hi bdmoore,

Welcome to GRACE. I am sorry to hear of your wife's diagnosis. As you've probably been told, thyroid cancer does not tend to be aggressive, so that is a positive factor.

At this time, we don't have many thyroid cancer resources on GRACE, but the American Cancer Society has a good series of pages beginning here. The list in the right-hand column includes pages on surgery and other treatments, including post-surgery treatment with radioactive iodine.

On a personal note, a member of my family was diagnosed with thyroid cancer over twenty years ago, had his thyroid removed and received radioiodine therapy with great results; he never had a subsequent issue with it.

Good luck to you and your wife.

JimC
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