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Review
. 2022 Dec;51(4):761-780.
doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2022.04.002.

The Patient Experience of Thyroid Cancer

Susan C Pitt  1 , Kyle Zanocco  2 , Cord Sturgeon  3
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Review

The Patient Experience of Thyroid Cancer

Susan C Pitt et al. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

The 3 phases of thyroid cancer care are discussed: diagnosis, management, and survivorship. Drivers of quality of life (QOL) in each phase are described, and suggestions are made for mitigating the risk of poor QOL. Active surveillance is another emerging management strategy that has the potential to improve QOL by eliminating upfront surgical morbidity but will need to be studied prospectively.

Keywords: Cancer diagnosis; Patient reported outcomes; Quality of life; Thyroid cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure Dr S.C. Pitt receives funding from the NCI award #K08CA230204.