Cause: Thyroid Cancer

It started in 2014. I had not been feeling well for some months, like I had serious allergies, a little sore throat and some anxiety and stress. Not really having any major issues, I put it off for a while. Then I started with the ENT, and decided to get …

I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer when I was 12 years old. I had a total thyroidectomy and left neck dissection with removal of 20 nodes, and declared NED (no evidence of disease). However, I went on to develop hypoparathyroidism, which is now permanent. I am now 15 years …

In 2018, while lying in bed I rubbed my neck and felt a golf ball-sized lump at the base of my neck: I ask my husband if he felt it and he did. Concerned, I called my general physician and she was able to quickly get me into her office …

As an 18-year-old, I began my freshman year of college thinking my biggest challenge would be my biology class or getting along with my roommate. I never would’ve thought that my biggest obstacle would be a papillary carcinoma diagnosis. Living the typical “college lifestyle” left me with colds left and …

My name is Daniela. I’m 34. About two months ago, I found a lump in my throat, just above my collar bone. Cancer has touched my family in the worst way. My oldest brother died at age 28, after fighting bravely for 2 years. Oddly, finding this lump didn’t scare …

Hey everyone! My name is Shenta. I’m 25, and I am a Thyroid Cancer Survivor. In February 2013, I noticed a lump in my throat. I never had any problems with it. Around the beginning of Summer ’13, I caught a regular common cold, and it would not go away with …

I have been fighting like a girl for 11 years with no plans to ever give up! In 2004, on my 40th birthday, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I followed up with surgery and 16 weeks of chemo. In 2014, on my 50th birthday, I was diagnosed with thyroid …

I’m a 33 year old mother of 2 beautiful girls. In 2012, after losing a baby towards the end of a pregnancy and then 3 months later, finding out that my husband had 2 bleeds on his brain and required brain surgery and a year off work to recover, I thought all …

My 16-year-old daughter, Tamaria, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last month. She has already undergone 2 surgeries. 1 was to remove the left portion of her thyroid when we thought the mass was a benign cyst. Then the pathology results came back, and she had a 2nd surgery to remove …

I am a married, 34-year-old woman, who is blessed with 2 beautiful girls and loving husband. 6 years ago, I was diagnosed with metastasized melanoma. I was told I had a year at best. I ended up having to undergo a radical hysterectomy, as well as multiple bladder reconstruction surgeries, …