Thyroid cancer treatment is becoming increasingly individualised. Advances in risk assessment, molecular testing and active surveillance mean that two people with the same diagnosis may follow very different treatment paths. Dr Fatima Hoosain explains what has changed and why understanding your individual cancer is so important when deciding what happens next.
Feeling exhausted has become incredibly common. Between work pressure, family responsibilities, stress, poor sleep, and the demands of modern life, many people assume that constant tiredness is simply something they need to “push through”. But ongoing fatigue is not always caused by stress alone. It is important to understand how thyroid conditions can affect energy levels, mood, concentration, sleep, and overall wellbeing, often in ways that are easily mistaken for burnout or emotional exhaustion.
Thyroid nodules are lumps that develop in the thyroid gland and can cause swelling and discomfort. Although fairly common and rarely cancerous, they must be managed carefully by specialists. Here's what you need to know. Thyroid cancer is being diagnosed [...]
Wéreldwyd word vermoed dat 1,6 miljard mense die risiko loop om 'n skildklierafwyking te hé, en een uit agt vroue sal in hul leeftyd 'n skildklierafwyking ontwikkel. Baie mense is nie bewus dat genetiese faktore hulle waar- skynlikheid om skildkliersiekte te ontwikkel aansienlik kan beinvloed nie. As jy 'n familiegeskiedenis van skildklierprobleme het, of as jy nie lekker voel nie en nie ‘weet hoekom nie, is dit belang rik om jou tiroiedhormoonvlakke te toets.
A thyroidectomy is the removal of all or part of your thyroid gland. There are three main reasons why it would be necessary to operate on the thyroid gland. These are gross enlargement, leading to difficulties in swallowing, difficulty breathing or pain if there is bleeding into a cyst within the thyroid, a hyperfunctioning gland that cannot be controlled by medication or radioactive iodine and suspicion of cancer or established cancer of the thyroid gland. This article details when surgery is considered, and the implications of a thyroidectomy.
Many South Africans are still unaware of what the thyroid is and what to look out for when it comes to thyroid health, being armed with the facts greatly increases the opportunity for early detection and diagnosis, which are a patient’s best chance for recovery.
Unlike post-partum depression, post-partum thyroiditis has not received as much attention and many pregnant women are unaware that this should be something to look out for too.