Papillary thyroid cancer screening

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Screening

• It is recommended to do a thyroid examination twice a year since papillary thyroid cancer are usually asymptomatic.
• RET proto-oncogene expression assessment is also recommended for people with family history of papillary thyroid cancer.