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1. Thyroid Cancer By Matt Pendo

2. Discovery William Stewart Halsted Late 19th Century Prominent American Surgeon

4. Below Adam’s Apple

5. Produces T3, T4, and Calcitonin

6. Heart rate, metabolism, growth, blood pressure

8. Risk Factors Radiation High dose x-rays or radioactive fallout Family History Goiters or Colon Growths Mutated RET gene Gender Females Iodine Levels Seafood/Shellfish Consumption

9. Molecular Level Medullary Carcinoma Mutation in RET gene Papillary Carcinoma Mutated RET, RAS, or BRAF gene BRAF when not radiation caused RET when no radiation Anaplastic Carcinoma RhoB tumor suppresor

10. Treatment Surgery Chemotherapy Radioactive Iodine Therapy Thyroid Hormone Therapy External Radiation Therapy RS5444

11. Stats 1% of all cancers Very high survival rates Many treatment options 1 in 111 (.9%) lifetime risk (Not actually)

12. Sources Research: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5778 http://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/thyroid/how-your-thyroid-works http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/thyroid http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/thyroid/page9 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3200 http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/thyroid-cancer-symptoms-risk.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Drug-To-Turn-On-Tumor-Supressor-Gene-In-Thyroid-Cancer-Cells-46631-1.htm http://www.utmb.edu/otoref/grnds/thyroid-ca-021204/thyroid-ca-021204.htm http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/thyro.html

13. More Sources Pictures: http://www.fightmesotheliomacancer.com/radiation-therapy.html http://healthvermont.gov/enviro/rad/KI_program.aspx http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9554/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK9554/ http://www.dentalxraywebsite.com/tag/dental-xrays/page/256/ http://www.clivir.com/lessons/show/thyroid-nodules-symptoms-causes-and-treatment.html http://www.nndb.com/people/121/000161635/ http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5778