Thyroid nodules are surprisingly common, affecting up to half of the U.S. population, yet only a small percentage turn out to be cancerous. Endocrinologist Dev Abraham, MD, from Huntsman Cancer ...

A thyroid nodule is an abnormal growth of thyroid cells within the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland that is located in the lower front of the neck. Its job is to ...

Most often the answer is no. You usually can’t feel thyroid nodules. Even though they happen from an overgrowth of cells, most thyroid nodules aren’t cancer. About 1 in 10 thyroid nodules turn out to ...

Symptomatic but benign thyroid nodules treated with a single session of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation show reductions in volume that are sustained over the course of 5 years, with radiofrequency ...

You’re fiddling with a necklace when suddenly you notice a lump near the base of your throat. Or perhaps you’re yawning and a friend spots a swollen spot on your neck. What gives? Although they can be ...

A small nodule was found in former President Joe Biden's prostate following a routine physical exam, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The small nodule, which could refer to a wide range of things, ...

Thyroid nodules are lumps that can develop on the thyroid gland. They may be solid. Most are benign, but there is a low risk of thyroid cancer. The thyroid is a small gland in the front part of the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Shortness of breath and chest pain could be signs of lung nodules. Most of the time lung nodules are found by accident, or incidentally, during an X-ray or CT scan for something ...

The Supreme Court announced Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, had two cancerous nodules removed from her left lung. There is “no evidence of any remaining disease,” and Ginsburg, a ...

Voice changes that linger can be easy to brush off—until they start interfering with daily life. Marisa Ryan, MD, voice specialist at University of Utah Health, discusses the causes of vocal cord ...

A plantar fibroma is a fibrous knot, or nodule, in the arch of the foot. This nodule is embedded in the plantar fascia — a band of tissue spanning from heel to toe along the bottom of the foot. A ...