Neuroendocrine Cancer: Troublesome Thyroids
In 2013, just when I thought everything seemed to be under control, I was told I had a 'lesion' on the left upper lobe of my thyroid and that they had been monitoring it for a while. Of course at the time, you immediately assume NET. It was a bit of a shock as I had already been subjected to some radical surgery and wondered if this was just part of the relentless march of metastatic NET disease. However, that would be a simple explanation.The thyroid gland does get mentioned frequently in NET patient discussions but many of the conversations…