How to Diagnose Thyroid Cancer
Check for a lump on the front of your neck.. Make note of pain in the front of your neck.. Watch for changes in your voice.
Steps
Check for a lump on the front of your neck.
Check for a lump on the front of your neck.
Make note of pain in the front of your neck.
Make note of pain in the front of your neck.
Watch for changes in your voice.
Watch for changes in your voice.
Look for difficulty swallowing.
Look for difficulty swallowing.
Pay attention to breathing problems.
Pay attention to breathing problems.
Get checked if you have a persistent cough.
Get checked if you have a persistent cough.
Make an appointment with your doctor for an exam.
Make an appointment with your doctor for an exam.
Get blood tests to check your thyroid function.
Get blood tests to check your thyroid function.
Have imaging tests done to check for thyroid tumors.
Have imaging tests done to check for thyroid tumors.
Get a biopsy
Get a biopsy
Talk to your doctor about treatment options, if necessary.
Talk to your doctor about treatment options, if necessary.
Note the connection between sex, age, and thyroid cancer.
Note the connection between sex, age, and thyroid cancer.
Look at the history of thyroid cancer in your family.
Look at the history of thyroid cancer in your family.
Find out if you have other genetic risk factors.
Find out if you have other genetic risk factors.
Examine your history of thyroid conditions.
Examine your history of thyroid conditions.
Determine if you have a history of radiation exposure.
Determine if you have a history of radiation exposure.
Make sure you get enough iodine in your diet.
Make sure you get enough iodine in your diet.
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