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Thyroid Cancer Testing Leading to Unnecessary Thyroid Removals

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Natural Society, By: Paul Fassa, 01/08/2014

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There has been a surge of thyroid gland surgeries or thyroidectomies for cancer concerns, but how many were really necessary? The ultrasound guided fine needle biopsy is usually not conclusive about any small tumors or growths found in the thyroid gland. These tests are good at finding nodules in the thyroid, but inconclusive regarding malignancy. Unnecessary thyroid removals is often the end result.

 

Absolute certainty of malignancy was not determined until after the thyroid is partially or wholly removed. This forces the patient on a lifetime of synthetic thyroid hormones that were normally provided by the intact thyroid gland. And many times there was no cancer at all.

 

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Study Links Hypothyroid Meds to Increased Lung Cancer Risk

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GFP Commentary: We at GFP recommend the use of colloidal silver for thyroid disorders.

Naturalsociety: Elizabeth Renter, 08/18/2013

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Modern medications come with a long, long list of side effects. The commercials for some of these remedies often have more information on the negative effects than the beneficial ones. A new study from Italy indicates yet another, serious possible effect of one particular type of medication, showing that individuals taking a common hormone replacement used for hypothyroidism may be at an increased risk of developing lung cancer.

 

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