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Treatment of Stages I, II, and III Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer (Localized/Regional)
For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.
Treatment of stage I (younger than 55 years; 55 years and older), stage II (younger than 55 years; 55 years and older), and stage III papillary and follicular thyroid cancer may include the following:
- Surgery (thyroidectomy or lobectomy).
- Radioactive iodine therapy.
- Hormone therapy to prevent the body from making thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
- External radiation therapy.
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This information was sourced and adapted from Adapted from the National Cancer Institute's
Physician Data Query (PDQ®) Cancer Information Summaries on
www.cancer.gov.
This information updated
November 1, 2024.
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