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Treatment of newly diagnosed childhood papillary and follicular thyroid cancer
Source: Childhood Thyroid Cancer (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: October 16, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Types of treatment for childhood thyroid cancer
Treatment of papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma in children may include:
Surgery to remove all or most of the thyroid gland and sometimes lymph nodes near the thyroid gland. Radioactive iodine therapy may also be given if any thyroid cancer cells remain after surgery. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is given to make up for the lost thyroid hormone.
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Radioactive iodine therapy alone may be given to children whose tumor cannot be removed by surgery. HRT is given to make up for the lost thyroid hormone.
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