You’re fiddling with a necklace when suddenly you notice a lump near the base of your throat. Or perhaps you’re yawning and a friend spots a swollen spot on your neck. What gives? Although they can be ...

Popular rock frontman Michael Sweet of Stryper gave his fans an update on his cancer battle on Christmas Eve. The 62-year-old ...

Thyroid cancer is a rare type of cancer that affects the thyroid gland, a small butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck. About 53,000 Americans get diagnosed with thyroid cancer every year.

More than 12% of Americans will develop a thyroid condition at some point, with women at greater risk than men. The thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ in the front of your neck, produces hormones ...

A person can have thyroid cancer for months or years without experiencing any symptoms. Symptoms may not develop until the cancer advances. The thyroid is a gland at the base of the throat that sends ...

Stryper frontman Michael Sweet, 62, says he was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer after noticing persistent changes in his singing voice and undergoing a biopsy that revealed a malignant thyroid ...

Thyroid cancer affects tens of thousands of people per year, and the majority are women. Of the 44,000 people who will likely be diagnosed with thyroid cancer this year, more than 31,000 will be women ...

The annual incidence of thyroid cancer rose significantly from 5.0 cases per 100,000 people in 1975 to 14.6 cases per 100,000 people in 2009, without a change in metastasis at diagnosis or related ...

Fans of Stryper frontman Michael Sweet have been sending prayers his way after he gave a Christmas Eve update on his battle ...