Thyroid Cancer-When To Call a Doctor
Thyroid Cancer-When To Call a Doctor
Call your doctor if you have any of the following symptoms:
Health professionals who can evaluate your symptoms and help determine your risk for thyroid cancer include:
Thyroid cancer is usually treated by endocrinologists, nuclear medicine specialists, surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists.
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
- A lump or swelling in your neck. This is the most common symptom of thyroid cancer.
- Pain in your neck and sometimes in your ears that doesn't go away and is not caused by a cold or allergies
- Hoarseness that is not related to a cold
- Difficulty swallowing
- Difficulty breathing or constant wheezing
- A cough that continues and is not related to a cold
- Bone pain
Who to see
Health professionals who can evaluate your symptoms and help determine your risk for thyroid cancer include:
- Endocrinologists.
- Family medicine physicians.
- General practitioners.
- Internists.
- Nurse practitioners.
- Physician assistants.
Thyroid cancer is usually treated by endocrinologists, nuclear medicine specialists, surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists.
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
