Thyroid Cancer

26 April 2010 Women at Higher Risk Senior Consultant physician and endocrinologist Prof. Dr. Nor Azmi Kamaruddin discusses a lesser known cancer – that of the thyroid. When you mention ‘The BIG C’, most people think of cancer of the breast cervix, lung, stomach or colon. Thyroid cancer is j...

Detecting and treating thyroid dysfunction

7 July 2009 Up to 300 million people worldwide experience problems with their thyroid,1 although over half are presumed to be unaware of their condition.2.The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the base of the neck, in front of the windpipe. It is the ‘master controller’ of meta...