Why Choose Stanford Medicine?
Thyroid Cancer Care at Stanford Health Care
As you and your family prepare for your first visit at Stanford Health Care, you’ll likely have many questions about your care journey with us. This overview helps you understand what to expect as you go through the early steps of your care.
We offer extensive Cancer Care Services to assist you with every facet of your care—physical, emotional, spiritual, and social. We’re here to help you and your family each step of the way.
What You Need to Know to Start Treatment
The following information will help answer your questions as you begin treatment at Stanford Health Care:
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Your Circle of Care
A cancer diagnosis affects more than your physical wellbeing. It can disrupt your family life, work, social relationships, and your very sense of security. Our signature Circle of Care approach is here to guide you and your caregivers. We listen carefully to understand your unique situation and then bring together experts including doctors, specialists, nurses, and care coordinators to create a plan just for you. With a team on your side and a wide range of support services, you receive a complete, coordinated experience. Learn what to expect and see how we put you at the center of care.
Access That Empowers
We make access to care as simple as possible. We anticipate what you need and provide support when you need it. Our network of locations puts our services within your reach. User-friendly digital health tools help you stay connected with your care team. We accept most insurance plans and offer discounted transportation, short-stay options, and international travel and translation services. We help make sense of the details, so you can make decisions that are right for you.
Innovation Through
Clinical Research
Some of Silicon Valley’s brightest scientific minds are at the Stanford Cancer Institute and the Stanford Medicine Cancer Center. Medical discoveries and clinical advances happen here. Our physicians and scientists work every day to improve cancer prevention, detection, and care. We offer advanced diagnostics, the latest treatment technologies and techniques, and pioneering therapies in development through clinical trials. Let us put innovation to work for you.
At Stanford Health Care, we bring together the right experts to create a care plan tailored to your needs. Our thyroid cancer doctors specialize in several different areas of cancer treatment and work together to create a coordinated and comprehensive plan.
Your Doctors
Endocrine surgeons have advanced training in the care of benign and cancerous endocrine tumors. They treat a range of disorders impacting the body’s endocrine system through open and minimally invasive surgery of the adrenal, thyroid, and parathyroid glands as well as neuroendocrine cells.
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Head and neck surgeons are medical doctors with specialized training in treating conditions of the head and neck. They’re commonly called ear, nose, and throat doctors or ENTs. Otolaryngologists also specialize in performing surgery on the head and neck and are also called head and neck surgeons.
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Endocrinologists are medical doctors who treat hormone-related conditions. In head and neck cancer, endocrinologists assist with treating thyroid cancer and parathyroid cancer.
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Medical oncologists have specialized training in diagnosing and treating cancer using medications, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy, and targeted therapy.
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Radiation oncologists have specialized training in using high-energy radiation to destroy cancer or prevent its spread while protecting healthy tissue.
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Speech-language pathologists are experts in communication who work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech and swallowing disorders.
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Our APPs include nurse practitioners and physician assistants who work closely with your cancer doctor. They may provide support and treatment for head and neck cancer and recommend lifestyle changes.
»Your Extended Care Team
A nuclear medicine specialist uses small amounts of radioactive materials to help diagnose and treat thyroid cancer.
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Dentists specializing in cancer care assist with preventing or lessening the side effects of radiation therapy on the mouth, teeth, and salivary glands.
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A nurse care coordinator is a nurse who specializes in organizing patient care and treatments by incorporating all members in the care team.
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Care coordinators provide you with information and assistance before and during your appointment.
- Medical assistants work with our team to help provide care. They may prepare you for an examination, assist your doctor, or take vitals before your appointment.
- Patient care coordinators help you with scheduling appointments and accessing your lab results.
- Patient access representatives can answer any questions you have about insurance coverage, help you apply for insurance, and refer you to a Stanford Health Care financial counselor.
Care coordinators provide you with information and assistance before and during your appointment:
- Medical assistant: Medical assistants work with our team to help provide care. They may prepare you for an examination, assist your doctor, or take vitals before your appointment.
- Patient care coordinator: Our patient care coordinators help you with scheduling appointments and accessing your lab results.
- Patient access representative: Patient access representatives can answer any questions you have about insurance coverage, help you apply for insurance, and refer you to a Stanford Health Care financial counselor.
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Cancer Care Services
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Clinical Trials for Thyroid Cancer
Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Medicine patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials through the Stanford Cancer Institute.
Open trials refer to studies that are currently recruiting participants or that may recruit participants soon. Closed trials are not currently enrolling additional patients.
Our Clinics
You can access Stanford Health Care’s expertise and compassionate care for any stage or type of head and neck cancer at a location that is convenient for you. We always accept new patients, and we take many insurance plans, including Medicare and Medi-Cal.
