Is family history important in thyroid cancer?

W. Chad Spanos, MD on behalf of Sanford Health

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Thyroid cancer doesn’t seem to be inherited. Check out this video with Dr. Chad Spanos, an ear, nose and throat medical oncologist, to see what recent research says about who gets thyroid cancer and why.

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