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Video Q&A about Thyroid Nodules and Cancer Event Date: May 3, 2017 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
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@pamelasahadi

I had a palipary thyroid carcenoma 4 years ago i did full thyroidactomy and took RAI i did per scans for 2 years following and now im doing ultrasound and thyroglobulin tests every 6 months is this enough? Im always afraid it comes back help plz

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 3, 2017

Fear of recurrence is a common "side effect" of cancer, even when it has been successfully treated. It sounds like you are being followed closely with having scans every 6 months. Eventually I assume this will be extended to longer periods between scans. Have you talked to your care team about your fear of recurrence?

@synm asks about RAI. Can you share with us your experience with radioiodine ablation?

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