Thyroid Cancer 101: Most Q of L Issues Come from Surgery Complications and Radioiodine Therapy Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. There are many reasons to get second opinions before your thyroid surgery of radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer. 2...
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Thyroid Surgery 101: Why Your Quality of Life is Decreased with Unnecessary Thyroid Surgery. Patients diagnosed with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), particularly those who underwent total thyroidectomies vs hemithyroidectomies, report a wide...
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Thyroid Nodules 101: What happens if you have a thyroid nodule? Dr.Guttler’s comments: You might be looking in the mirror while shaving or fastening a necklace when you first see it. The doctor might feel it during a routine physical exam...
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Thyroid Goiter and Nodules 101: What you need to Know Part Two: Treatment alternatives. Most small goiters without symptoms or nodules do not need treatment if there is no associated hypothyroidism from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Goiters...
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Thyroid No Surgery 101: Dr.Guttler’s Rules to Avoid Unnecessary Thyroid Surgery for a diagnosis of thyroid cancer by biopsy. Two Concepts: Active Surveillance and NIFT-P Never have thyroid surgery when told you have thyroid...
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What you need to know about when to get help from outside consultants before surgery. Dr.Guttler’s opinion: When there is a question about if you need a thyroid ultrasound. Doing one when it was not indicated can cause you to get a biopsy...
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Thyroid Cancer 101: Third World Thyroid Cancer Congress II : What did We learn about thyroid cancer surgery? The key finding reported was the decline in surgery for primary therapy of papillary micro-cancers. “Less is more” is also...
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Thyroid Cancer 101: Third World Thyroid Cancer Congress II : What did We learn about cytology ? Bethesda Reporting system new update has three ways to handle indeterminate thyroid nodules. Careful evaluation of every biopsy to be sure the...
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Thyroid No Surgery 101: Dr.Guttler’s Rules to Avoid Unnecessary Thyroid Surgery. Rules: Never have thyroid surgery when told you have thyroid cancer without outside second opinion first. Why? One if it is small and located entirely inside your...
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Thyroid Cancer 101: Looks like Papillary thyroid Cancer but it is Not Cancer. The Scarlet Letter Big C Tattoo to the Blue Letter b tattoo. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 31 rules to live by to avoid lifetime thyroid cancer diagnosis. 1.Thyroid...
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Thyroid Surgery 101: What you need to know before you consent to have thyroid surgery DR.Guttler’s comments on thyroid surgery You have a diagnosis of thyroid cancer. You have a nodule that has been properly evaluate and is high risk for...
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