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First thing that comes to mind is: what is the thyroid gland and why do we need it for? Well, the thyroid is part of the endocrine glands and it’s purpose is to produce hormones, thyroid hormones. They are of essential importance to the body because through their help our body functions stay normal. These hormones have to role to regulate the way in which a person’s body carries on the important functions.

It is situated in the lower part of the neck, and in normal conditions, this gland cannot be felt. It consists of two lobes, a left and a right one, joined together by the isthmus. Other endocrine glands are the pituitary, the parathyroid, the pancreas, the ovaries and the adrenal glands.

As i have said before, a normal thyroid gland cannot be seen or felt. So if at one point, a person can feel a lump on their neck, that should be a sign of thyroid problems. Lumps must immediately be evaluated by a doctor, for they might be cancerous. Some of them are fast growing other develop in a slower way.

People who had any kind of radiotherapy in the neck area are more exposed to the threat of thyroid cancer.But not all diseases of the thyroid can be detected through enlargement of this gland. More common problems could be the production of more hormones than necessary, or even less. In these cases, there could exist an enlargement of the gland, but not in all cases.

To detect a thyroid problem, such as an abnormal function of the gland or a mass, one must see a doctor. In these cases, patients are asked about their medical history and given a physical exam as well. The first thing a doctordoes is to examine the thyroid galnd, by asking you to lift the chin, and even swallow during the examination. This is only a preliminary test. Others soon come, such as: an ultrasound exam of the neck, a radioactive scan of the thyroid, blood tests, biopsies and x-rays or other scans like MRI.

One of the procedures listed above is the biopsy, in medical terms fine needle aspiration. For more concludent results, doctors insert a needle into the lump to take tissue samples. More than one intervention of this matter may be necessary, but the procedure is almost without pain and there are no complications. This test tells if the lump is cancerous or not.

There are also diferent ways in treating thyroid gland problems, depending on the problem. We shall talk about them in the follow up of this article.

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Thyroid cancer occurs in the body due to the growth of abnormal cells in a person’s thyroid gland, which cannot be controlled naturally by the body. Thankfully, in most cases thyroid can cancer be cured. In this particular article we will take a look at the connection between thyroid cancer and hypertension.

About 20,000 people with thyroid cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States, and the cancer is typically present as a nodule on the thyroid.

Thyroid cancer usually does not have any symptoms and in over 99% of cases, even if a person does have a nodule on their thyroid it is not cancer, but a benign growth. If cancer does grow in the thyroid, it normally does so in a nodule.

There are a number of things which will point to a person suffering from thyroid cancer, the most common being a lump is found in the neck. However there are other symptoms that may occur but they can very often be associated with other conditions. These include:-

1. A pain in the neck which often starts at the base and then shoots up towards the ears.
2. Finding it difficult to swallow.
3. The throat becomes hoarse.
4. Finding it difficult to breathe and so have shortness of breath.
5. Suffering with a persistent cough.

The number of cases of thyroid cancer seem to be steadily increasing across the world but this may be a result of better screening and detection of all types of cancer.

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There is a condition called Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes, they are rare and occur when several endocrine glands develop benign or malignant tumours or they can overgrow and form no tumours. Is it thought that nearly all cases are inherited.

MEN can occur in three different variations, 1, 2A and 2B, however, they can overlap, and all three are categorised by the production of excess hormones.

In MEN type 2A, people develop tumours or overgrowth and excessive activity in two or sometime all of the thyroid gland, the adrenal gland and the parathyroid gland, and almost everyone with this syndrome goes on to develop medullary thyroid cancer.

In about 50% of the people with MEN type 2, they also develop tumours of the adrenal glands, which can raise blood pressure due to the release of epinephrine and other substances. This elevated blood pressure can be very severe.

There is a link between Thyroid Cancer and Hypertension, but the majority of thyroid cases do not encourage increased blood pressure levels.