{"id":2638,"date":"2022-03-25T15:55:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T19:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2022-03-25T15:55:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T19:55:53","slug":"thyroid-cancer-is-on-the-rise-in-women-signs-and-symptoms-to-watch-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entfortwayne.com\/thyroid-cancer-is-on-the-rise-in-women-signs-and-symptoms-to-watch-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyroid Cancer is on the Rise in Women: Signs and Symptoms to Watch For"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Women are more likely to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer than men. In the past few decades, this gap has widened even further. However, the reasons for the increase may be more complex than you might initially think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is Thyroid Cancer More Common in Women? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One of the main reasons thyroid cancers and other thyroid conditions<\/a> are more common in women is likely due to the different roles that hormones play in females and males.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, another reason is that women more frequently undergo tests for other medical conditions that are also able to detect small papillary thyroid cancer, as opposed to men. This testing is likely a contributing factor to women being diagnosed with this type of cancer four times as often as men<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are numerous types of thyroid cancer, and papillary thyroid cancer is thankfully rarely fatal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symptoms of Thyroid Cancer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thyroid cancer does not always cause noticeable symptoms early in the disease. As it progresses some common signs include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n