… Thyroid cancer (TC) has been deemed “the good cancer” owing to its slow growth, availability
of targeted treatment, and low mortality rates. Inconsistent with this name, survivors of TC …

… Characteristic of having a “good cancer” The perception of thyroid cancer as a “good cancer”
(n = 14) was a facilitator for choosing active surveillance (Table 4). For example, participant …

… categorization of thyroid cancer as the “good cancer” given … thyroid cancer reported that
labels of having the “good cancer” … Papillary thyroid cancer was the most prevalent type of DTC …

… with thyroid cancer and almost exclusively discusses the experience of those with differentiated
thyroid cancer (papillary, … anxiety compared with the descriptor “papillary thyroid cancer.” …

… Despite the common perception of thyroid cancer as a "good cancer," the findings of this …
-thyroidectomy voice changes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). The study involved …

… thyroid cancer or an indeterminate thyroid nodule. This study sought to explore patients'
reactions to diagnosis with papillary thyroid cancer (… to thyroid cancer as the “good cancer” can …

… Multivariable-weighted logistic regressions were conducted to determine physician
characteristics associated with reporting thyroid cancer as “good cancer” and with encouraging …

… thyroid cancer defined as a biopsy proven papillary thyroid cancer or cytology suspicious for
papillary thyroid cancer … One emphasized that there is “no such thing as a good cancer” and …

… papillary thyroid cancer or cytology suspicious for papillary … Although thyroid cancer may be
viewed as a “good” cancer … affect patients with thyroid cancer as much as other cancer types. …

… diagnostic reports showing papillary carcinoma. Nine underwent radical thyroid … of the
psychological and informational areas of “good cancer.” For the areas of information support that …