Thyroid cancer
What research knows about thyroid cancer comes from people who live with it. Here is how many do, what records they usually have, and what sharing yours is worth.
What patients usually have
The records behind thyroid cancer
Neck ultrasound after surgery without radioactive iodine
once at 6 to 12 months, then annual clinical follow-up for up to 5 years
guidelineThyroglobulin and thyroglobulin antibody blood tests
every 3 to 6 months for 2 years after RAI, then every 6 to 12 months
guidelineFine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)
at diagnosis, repeated for inadequate samples
guidelineThyroid ultrasound with graded appearance
at investigation of a thyroid nodule
guidelineThyroid hormone (levothyroxine) prescription at TSH-suppressing dose
continuous; TSH-suppressing dose until the 9 to 12 month review, then a lower target, for life if response is excellent
guideline
What sharing it is worth
$298
per licence for a complete story and one year of these records, $259 to $4,256
- Your health story$23how
- Scan reportsx2$4.86how
- Repeated lab resultsx3$0.58how
- Pathology reportsx1$3.49how
- Medication historyx1$2.33how
- Rarity premium (rare)x2.88how
- Richness premium (5 kinds of data linked)x3how
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