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Confined to the thyroid, its carcinomas can be cured surgically. With extrathyroidal spread, surgical cure of thyroid cancer is uncertain. These two facts conspire to make risk prevention for developing the tumor, early detection of the thyroid cancer, and deeper understanding of the biology of the tumor’s growth truly important for progress in successfully dealing with thyroid cancers. From this perspective we will discuss the four most common cancers of the thyroid, emphasizing shortcomings and limitations in our current therapy and goals for improved future management.
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Harrison, T.S. (1984). Endocrine neoplasms: carcinomas of the thyroid. In: Santen, R.J., Manni, A. (eds) Diagnosis and Management of Endocrine-related Tumors. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 20. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2849-0_7
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