George Dudnik, a 36-year-old yoga instructor, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer after his first symptom, a swollen face, was dismissed as the mumps, a viral infection. After experiencing pain in ...

Elton John is now 78— and in honor of turning another year older, the British singer and pianist is taking time to reflect on how thankful he is for his loved ones and his own mortality, especially ...

Camilla Chapman, a mom of four and owner of a plant shop in the U.K., was diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer after mistakenly attributing the trouble she had swallowing solid food to a diet she ...

Comedian Jon Lovitz has been living with psoriasis, a chronic skin condition, for more than 24 years—something he’s used his humor to cope with. He first noticed signs of the auto-immune condition ...

Rob K., a college student from Delaware, was diagnosed with stage 3C testicular cancer at age 20 after initially dismissing his back pain as a gym-related injury. Now, 21, and in remission after ...

After initial treatment, thyroid cancer patients are carefully monitored for recurrence. If the cancer does come back, there are still treatment options. Survival rates are still very good for most ...

Rosie O’Donnell has revealed she’s lost weight by taking the diabetes drug Mounjaro, an FDA-approved drug intended to manage blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes. It’s evident that weight ...

Treatment for thyroid cancer may involve a combination of surgery, radioactive iodine, TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) suppression, radiation, and other targeted therapies. In a case-by-case ...

There are several different types of thyroid cancer and they fall into two distinct categories — differentiated and non-differentiated. “Differentiated” means that the cancer cells still look somewhat ...

Model and Beauty CEO Hailey Bieber has shared about a 'painful' cyst on her ovary 'the size of an apple.' Thankfully, it was benign, or non-cancerous. According to a new analysis of a population index ...

When patients have their thyroid removed to treat cancer (total thyroidectomy), thyroid hormone replacement therapy will be needed afterwards to ensure thyroid function continues. Patients may need ...

There are different types of thyroid cancer surgery that may be performed — including a total (or near-total) thyroidectomy and a partial thyroidectomy. How much of your thyroid is removed depends on ...