BLOOM (TAMPA)- For many patients, thyroid surgery doesn’t have to leave a scar across the front of the neck. Robotic techniques allow expert surgeons to remove the thyroid through small incisions ...

If you have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, surgery is a standard and effective treatment. Oncologist Jason Hunt, MD, FACS, provides insights into the surgery process and after. Topics include the ...

Sometimes in medical treatments, less is more. That's the case with thyroid cancer, where doctors now find that less drastic surgery, or no surgery at all, is the best course. Early in his career, Dr.

An isthmusectomy is a procedure to treat thyroid tumors in the center of your thyroid gland. It preserves more of your thyroid tissue than more invasive procedures. An isthmusectomy is a type of ...

Thyroid nodules commonly develop in humans and are variable in size, shape and location. Most of these growths are not cancer but may create symptoms of discomfort over time depending on the size, and ...

Microwaves could offer an alternative to surgery for some people with thyroid cancer, a new study suggests. Microwave ablation, which uses heat to destroy tumors, more effectively targeted thyroid ...

Thyroid function is important for your body as it can affect your physical energy, temperature, weight, and mood. Depending on how little or how much thyroid hormone (more on this later) is being ...

Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that she is "cancer free" after she "underwent a successful surgery to remove" her thyroid "and surrounding lymph nodes." Sanders ...