Anonymous wrote:Recently it’s been reported that this type of cancer is on the rise.

There are many experts who believe that it's really that diagnostics are much better, and that true incidence is the same for PTC.

Also, there is growing evidence that papillary thyroid carcinoma is overtreated, and that many people with die with their PTC tumors, not because of them. The evidence has changed a lot on *whether* treatment is necessary (and in which circumstances active surveillance is appropriate to consider) and *how* to treat PTC. It is not standard, for example, that everyone gets radioactive iodine treatment after surgery now, for example, although that used to be prescribed for everyone. Same for a full thyroidectomy vs. a lobectomy.

Have your PCP call Felger’s office for you.

Anonymous wrote:Dr. W Purkert. Inova Ffx

I wish other doctors had the bedside manners, experience and knowledge he has.

Dr. W Purkert. Inova Ffx

Dr. Avital Harari at UCLA is amazing. Thyroid cancer is her specialty.

Recently it’s been reported that this type of cancer is on the rise.

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Anonymous wrote:My friend (a nurse married to a physician) used Jennifer Rosen and was pleased.

I had thyroid cancer 15 years ago. It is very scary, I know, but also a cancer that they know how to treat.
And your thyroid can be entirely replaced with medication.

You can get through this. I wish you peace and a full recovery. Many many people share our medical history.

HUGs!

PP There are three forms of thyroid cancer. Two of them are typically deadly.

That’s not at all helpful to anyone.

It is if folks keep minimizing thyroid cancer just because they had a “simple” case.

85% of tc is papillary which is almost always highly curable and or treatable unless in rare cases poorly differentiated . Another about 10% is follicular which is similarly treatable. The remaining small percentage is medullary and anaplastic. Anapastic is highly aggressive and medullary is tricky. They are tbh not best understood as a ‘group’ bc they behave so differently it’s almost like different diseases altogether

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Anonymous wrote:My friend (a nurse married to a physician) used Jennifer Rosen and was pleased.

I had thyroid cancer 15 years ago. It is very scary, I know, but also a cancer that they know how to treat.
And your thyroid can be entirely replaced with medication.

You can get through this. I wish you peace and a full recovery. Many many people share our medical history.

HUGs!

PP There are three forms of thyroid cancer. Two of them are typically deadly.

That’s not at all helpful to anyone.

It is if folks keep minimizing thyroid cancer just because they had a “simple” case.

Dr. Steven Evans did my wife's thyroidectomy in 2000. She's been fine ever since.

He was a bit of an egomaniac, but the day he did her surgery he said he had 8 others on the schedule. So I think it may be one of his specialities.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a 1.7 cm thyroid cancer tumor. I could really use a surgeon recommendation, please. I have complex medical issues, so I want to pick someone good and stay alive.

I saw that Dr. Erin Felger was highly recommended, but when I tried calling the phone numbers online through Med Star, I am leaving messages but not getting any calls back. If anyone knows a reliable number for Dr. Felger that would be appreciated too.

Thank you!

Douglas Ball at John’s Hopkin’s. Saved my brothers life. I see him regularly as this cancer (medullary) runs in my family. He does my biopsies. Top notch.

PS—my brothers stage 4 medullary cancer in his 30s was not basic or simple. People need to stop minimizing thyroid cancer as manageable. I hope yours is easy OP.

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Anonymous wrote:My friend (a nurse married to a physician) used Jennifer Rosen and was pleased.

I had thyroid cancer 15 years ago. It is very scary, I know, but also a cancer that they know how to treat.
And your thyroid can be entirely replaced with medication.

You can get through this. I wish you peace and a full recovery. Many many people share our medical history.

HUGs!

PP There are three forms of thyroid cancer. Two of them are typically deadly.

That’s not at all helpful to anyone.

Anonymous wrote:My friend (a nurse married to a physician) used Jennifer Rosen and was pleased.

I had thyroid cancer 15 years ago. It is very scary, I know, but also a cancer that they know how to treat.
And your thyroid can be entirely replaced with medication.

You can get through this. I wish you peace and a full recovery. Many many people share our medical history.

HUGs!

PP There are three forms of thyroid cancer. Two of them are typically deadly.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a 1.7 cm thyroid cancer tumor. I could really use a surgeon recommendation, please. I have complex medical issues, so I want to pick someone good and stay alive.

I saw that Dr. Erin Felger was highly recommended, but when I tried calling the phone numbers online through Med Star, I am leaving messages but not getting any calls back. If anyone knows a reliable number for Dr. Felger that would be appreciated too.

Thank you!

Douglas Ball at John’s Hopkin’s. Saved my brothers life. I see him regularly as this cancer (medullary) runs in my family. He does my biopsies. Top notch.

Anonymous wrote:Not necessary to go to Memorial Sloan Kettering for this.

It is an increasingly common cancer, that is highly curable.

WHC is well known for their expertise with it. Hopkins is strong also. So, you do not need to travel to NYC (and I say this as someone in the medical field).

+1 I have a family member with a rare stage 4 thyroid cancer and Hopkins has been amazing.

Anonymous wrote:Do you have to be on an experimental protocol for treatment at NIH?

Probably. Also, Kebebeu is at Stanford now.