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Thyroid Cancer and Pregnancy

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The majority of babies are born to young women. Thyroid cancer is a disease of young women. When thyroid cancer is diagnosed during pregnancy, the physician has to manage two patients.

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(2007). Thyroid Cancer and Pregnancy. In: Thyroid Cancer in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-748-0_8

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