Check your Neck: Thyroid Cancer Awareness
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- Written By: North Oaks Endocrinology Clinic
September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Our primary care, endocrinology and ear, nose and throat (ENT) providers, all encourage you to check your neck. A thyroid neck check helps locate lumps or enlargements that may be related to thyroid conditions like nodules, goiter or cancer.
Follow these 4 easy, self-check steps.
Look in a mirror at the lower front area of your neck.
Tip your head back.
Take a sip of water and swallow.
As you swallow, look for any bulges or protrusions.
If you notice anything abnormal, contact your health care provider. Our board-certified endocrinologists at North Oaks Endocrinology Clinic help diagnose, manage and treat thyroid conditions such as thyroid nodules and cancer, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto's disease, goiter and Graves' disease.
