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Monday, 16 January 2012 17:00

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Life is fragile, precious, and full of unexpected events.   What if today was your last day?


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I am a thyroid cancer survivor.


Welcome.  I’m a 32 year old male living in United States.I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer in Jan 2009.This blog is my story. Having thyroid cancer has been very scary.I have gone through many ups and downs with my treatments and doctor experiences.  I have had some very positive experiences, but unfortunately the start was very rough.


Overall, I am doing excellent and I’m living a normal happy life.I hope you can learn from my experiences. Please take a moment and read through my blog and recommend it to anyone you feel could benefit from my story.  O, this is my dog, Summer.  She provided entertainment and comfort through this whole process.You’ll see some more pictures of her throughout my website.


I have arranged my story into chapters.I would recommend starting at the beginning.It will take you about 5 minutes to read all my entries from the beginning to the end. Enjoy.


(Start Here) Chapter 1 - The Beginning
Chapter 2 -My Thyroid Surgery
Chapter 3 -My Radiation Treatment

Chapter 4 -Life After Cancer


It took me courage, strength, support, and faith to get where I am today.   Please take a few moments and read through my story. I have also provided many articles with a plethora of information.   If you enjoyed my blog please “like” my page on Facebook. Thanks for your support!


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Papillary Thyroid Cancer Survivor Rate Calculator

Use this calculator to determine your 20 year survival rate base off your individual cancer circumstances. This calculator was design for papillary thyroid cancer. This data comes from a study of 2284 patients with papillary carcinoma from 1940-1997.

Your Age at diagnosis:
Did the cancer spread to other parts of the body (Metastasize)? Yes No
Was the cancer ONLY partially removed? Yes No
Did the cancer spread throughout the thyroid gland (local invasion)? Yes No
Size of cancer tumor (in centimeters):
Your MACIS total score:
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20 year survival rate:
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 Developed by linkapps.com

Explanation of Calculator 



RECENT ARTICLES

I am also writing and posting informational articles relating to thyroid cancer.Here are my most recent articles:


Overview of the Different Types of Thyroid Medications

Pictures of a Thyroidectomy Surgery Scar Healing

Papillary Thyroid Cancer Survival Predictor


more to come….


GENERAL INFORMATION

This website also provides a wealth of general information about thyroid cancer. Below are some of the most common questions that you, a friend, or a loved one may have about thyroid cancer.  I know I had a lot of question when I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer so hopefully this info will help you.  


What is a thyroid nodule?

What is thyroid cancer?What are the different types of thyroid cancer?

What is Papillary thyroid cancer?

What is Follicular thyroid cancer?

What is Medullary thyroid cancer?

What is Anaplastic thyroid cancer?

What are the signs and symptoms of thyroid cancer?

What test need to be done to diagnose thyroid cancer?

What is the treatment for thyroid cancer?

What are the survivor rates for the different types of thyroid cancer?

What is a thyroid ultrasound?

What is a fine needle aspiration biopsy?

What is a classic thyroid surgery, thyroidectomy?

What is a minimally invasive thyroid surgery, thyroidectomy?

What is the low iodine diet?

What is radioactive Iodine-131 oblation therapy?

What is a Whole Body Scan?

What is thyroid medication?


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