Thyroid Cancer Awareness

Megan R. Haymart, MD

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November 01, 2023
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VIDEO: New treatments in thyroid cancer 'starting to catch up' with other cancers

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So I think it's exciting. Thyroid cancer's typically been considered an orphan cancer in the fact that it's not always treated by medical oncologists, it's treated by endocrinologists. In the past, it was behind other cancers in regards to new treatments, but it's starting to catch up. And so because many of us work with our medical oncologists and there's now medical oncologists that are interested in thyroid cancer, there's been new studies of targeted treatment for advanced thyroid cancer. And so I think that's exciting, and hopefully a pathway that will continue to grow.