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Treatment of newly diagnosed childhood medullary 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 medullary thyroid cancer in children may include:
surgery to remove the cancer
targeted therapy (selpercatinib or vandetanib) for cancer that has continued to grow during treatment or has spread to other parts of the body
Preserved source evidence · Independent clinical review pending · Not medical advice