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No matter how old you are, cancer is a scary thing to think about. Thyroid cancer in particular affects women at a younger age than you might expect. The standard female thyroid cancer patient is between the ages of 30 and 60, and people are likely to mistake cancer symptoms for something else trivial, which could result in a delay of treatment. This year, 40,900 women in the US will be diagnosed with thyroid cancer. It's the fifth most common cancer in women and the most common cancer in women ages 20 to 34.
Experts say the symptoms for thyroid cancer start out slowly and gradually worsen, so it's important to be aware of what the symptoms are so you can catch it before it gets worse. These are the most common thyroid cancer symptoms in women you need to know.
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