Thyroid Cancer : Causes

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Causes could include:
Thyroid cancer can occur in all age groups. People who have had radiation therapy to the neck are at higher risk. This therapy was commonly used in the 1950s to treat enlarged thymus glands, adenoids and tonsils, and skin disorders. People who rec...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 24, 2008
Thyroid cancer is a disease in which the cells of the thyroid gland become abnormal, grow uncontrollably and form a mass of cells called a tumor.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Thyroid cancer is a disease in which the cells of the thyroid gland become abnormal, grow uncontrollably, and form a mass of cells called a tumor.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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