Thyroid Cancer
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The thyroid is a gland that is located in the base of your throat, beneath your Adam's Apple, in front of the windpipe. Thyroid cancer may present with no symptoms. It can be treated with surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or a combination thereof.
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