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Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

UCLA Health article
October 2, 2017
By Kaizer Sose
1 min read

I was scared when I first found out about my diagnosis over the phone. Yet after learning about thyroid cancer from Dr. Livhits she put me at ease and I was comfortable with going through with surgery. I would recommend that people get tested right away to ensure a positive outcome.

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  • Cancer
  • Endocrine System
  • Endocrinology
  • Thyroid Cancer

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  • Endocrine Surgery
  • Endocrinology Diseases, Diabetes & Metabolism

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