Why thyroid cancer is called good cancer?

A thyroid cancer diagnosis has a strange reputation: It's cancer, but with a near 100 percent survival rate when caught in the early stages, it's one of the “good” cancers, as many doctors and even other survivors will tell you. But Alan Ho, M.D., Ph.D. read more

Not every thyroid cancer is a good cancer. Histologically (depending on microscopic appearances) thyroid cancer is classified. One of them is papillary carcinoma of thyroid. It spreads through lymphatics and metastasis (spread) through blood vessels is very rare. Hence it is not aggressive tumor. Prognosis of this tumor is very good. read more

Doctors frequently describe thyroid cancer as the good cancer, which is controversial in the thyroid cancer patient community. read more

Thyroid cancer affects the thyroid gland. Thyroid cancer may also spread to surrounding tissues, lymph nodes and occasionally to the lungs. The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located in the base of the neck behind the Adam’s apple. read more