What is papillary thyroid carcinoma?
Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid is the most common cancer of the thyroid gland. The cause of this cancer is unknown.
How do members experience papillary thyroid carcinoma?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with papillary thyroid carcinoma*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for papillary thyroid carcinoma*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment
Radioactive iodine (I-131)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
127
Tried for
papillary thyroid carcinoma
(1)
*Data from patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with papillary thyroid carcinoma*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Radioactive iodine (I-131)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
papillary thyroid carcinoma
(1)
*Data from patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has papillary thyroid carcinoma on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 8 | |
| 30s | 36 | |
| 40s | 71 | |
| 50s | 88 | |
| 60s | 75 | |
| 70+ | 39 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 51 | |
| Female | 269 |
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