Thyroid Cancer—Health Professional Version
There are four types of thyroid cancer. These are papillary, follicular, medullary, and anaplastic thyroid cancer. Papillary is the most common type of thyroid cancer. Find evidence-based information on thyroid cancer treatment, screening, research, genetics, and statistics.
PDQ Information for Health Professionals
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Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Get detailed information about the treatment options for newly diagnosed and recurrent thyroid cancer in this summary for clinicians.
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Childhood Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Get detailed treatment information for childhood thyroid cancer in this clinician summary.
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Drugs Approved for Thyroid Cancer
This page lists cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for thyroid cancer. The list includes generic names and brand names.
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Treatment Clinical Trials for Thyroid Cancer
Find a list of thyroid cancer treatment clinical trials and use filters to refine the results.
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Thyroid Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Thyroid cancer screening usually involves neck palpation or ultrasound imaging, but does not result in a reduction in thyroid cancer mortality. Get detailed information about thyroid cancer risk factors and screening in this summary for clinicians.
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Thyroid Cancer Statistics
Thyroid cancer statistics based on data from large groups of patients to be used as a general guide.
Genetics Information
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Genetics of Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Neoplasias (PDQ®)
Learn more about inherited syndromes multiple endocrine neoplasia types 1, 2, and 4 (MEN1, MEN2, MEN4), familial pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, Carney-Stratakis syndrome, and familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer in this clinician summary.
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN2) (PDQ®)
Learn about multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2), a hereditary syndrome associated with the RET gene, including its clinical features and management.
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Childhood Cancer Genomics (PDQ®)
Get detailed information about various genetic alterations and precision medicine concepts in childhood cancers in this summary for clinicians.
Supportive & Palliative Care
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Cancer Pain (PDQ®)
Get comprehensive, practical information on the screening, assessment, and management of cancer-related pain in this summary for clinicians.
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Nausea and Vomiting Related to Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Get detailed information about prevention and treatment approaches for treatment-related nausea and vomiting in this summary for clinicians.
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Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
Get information about strategies to screen, assess, and treat nutritional problems, including through diet and supplements, in this clinician summary.
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Planning the Transition to End-of-Life Care in Advanced Cancer (PDQ®)
Planning the transition to end-of-life care in advanced cancer involves challenging decisions. Get information about strategies to improve patient-oncologist communication and decision making in this clinician summary.
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Last Days of Life (PDQ®)
The last days of life for patients with cancer involves managing end-of-life (EOL) care issues for a wide range of possible symptoms and ethical dilemmas. Get detailed information about EOL issues and the role of the oncologist in this clinician summary.
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Supportive and Palliative Care—PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries
The supportive and palliative care summaries provide descriptions of the pathophysiology and treatment of common physical and psychosocial complications of cancer and its treatment, such as pain, fatigue, and nausea/vomiting.