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I've heard that supposedly, thyroid cancer is the best type of cancer to have... I argue that no cancer is better than cancer!
A Lesser Evil
So, why is thyroid cancer considered a "safer" cancer? According to the Canadian Cancer Society, the most common types of thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer (70% of thyroid cancers) and follicular thyroid cancer (10-15% of thyroid cancers), are slow- growing and relatively non-aggressive. In addition, the cancerous cells are well-differentiated, meaning that they closely resemble normal cells1. Another "benefit" lies in the treatment of thyroid cancer, which can include the use of radioactive iodine (I-131); unlike other cancer treatments, I-131 would target cells of thyroid and leave the rest of the body relatively untouched, a consequence of a natural function of the thyroid absorbing virtually all of the iodine in the body2.
'Roid Rage
You can sugar-coat it all you want, but facts are facts. Thyroid cancer killed 182 Canadians in 20103, and the incidence rate of thyroid cancer is rising faster than any other cancer4. Thyroid cancer affects young adults more than people over the age of 60 (16% and 10% of cases in individuals between the ages of 15-29 and 30-49, respectively, in 2006-2010)4, and occurs 3 times more often in women than men5.
A daffodil for thyroid cancer awareness
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1 The Canadian Cancer Society "Malignant Tumours of the Thyroid Gland" https://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/thyroid/thyroid-cancer/malignant-tumours/?region=nu
2 American Cancer Society "Thyroid Cancer" http://www.cancer.org/cancer/thyroidcancer/detailedguide/thyroid-cancer-treating-radioactive-iodine
3 The Canadian Cancer Society "Thyroid Cancer Statistics" https://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/thyroid/statistics/?region=nu
4 Canadian Cancer Society’s Advisory Committee on Cancer Statistics. Canadian Cancer Statistics 2014. Toronto, ON: Canadian Cancer Society; 2014. Link to document: cancer.ca/statistics
5 The Canadian Cancer Society "Risk Factors for Thyroid Cancer" https://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/thyroid/risks/?region=nu
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