“Poorly differentiated” refers to cancer cells that have more abnormalities and look less like normal cancer cells. Poorly differentiated thyroid cancer is uncommon, accounting for fewer than 5% of ...

"well-differentiated" means the cancer cells resemble the normal cells from which they grew. Well-differentiated cancers grow more slowly and have a better prognosis than undifferentiated cancers, ...

If a doctor has diagnosed you with thyroid cancer, the next step in your cancer journey may be treatment. What are your treatment options, and how do doctors decide which one might be best for you?

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Adjuvant radioactive iodine therapy is widely used to treat well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC), but is known to result in radiation absorption by the testes, the long-term effects of ...

According to various guidelines and consensus papers, postoperative radioiodine therapy can be prescribed to patients with ...

Noah S. Kalman, MD, MBA, discusses how oncologists can determine the best course of action for the treatment and management of a patient with thyroid cancer.

The study population comprised 34 patients with radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid tumors (RAIR DTC), 10 with ATC, ...

Different types of thyroid cancer include differentiated thyroid cancers, medullary thyroid cancer, and anaplastic thyroid cancer, with papillary thyroid cancer comprising 84% of cases.