The thyroid gland may be small, but it's mighty.

The Cor Medical Clinics at Lumen benefit Lumen employees AND their families. Employees, domestic partners, spouses, and adult dependents (children ages 18-26) enrolled in a Lumen medical plan are eligible to attend screenings and use the clinics. 

 Thyroid disease—not thyroid cancer—means your body is not producing the correct amount of hormones. When the thyroid gland creates too much hormone, your body uses energy too fast; this makes you tired, causes your heart to beat faster, and induces nervousness. When the thyroid does not produce enough hormone, you will feel tired, gain weight, and find cold temperatures unbearable. 

While symptoms can vary from person to person, the most common symptoms are fatigue, anxiety, irritability, depression, brain fog, weight gain, irregular or fast heartbeat, and insomnia.

Thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the thyroid gland. Cancer begins when cells grow out of control. Most thyroid cancer patients do not have any risk factors, so it is impossible to prevent most thyroid cancer cases. Regular check-ups are critical. 

Thyroid cancer, which is usually slow-growing, often has no symptoms. That’s why yearly wellness screenings are so important. If there are any symptoms, they will include one or more of the following: lump in the neck, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, or a chronic cough. 

Two-thirds of thyroid cancer cases occur between ages 20 and 55. Women are three times more likely than men to develop thyroid cancer. Papillary thyroid cancer, the most common type, is found most frequently in women of childbearing age. Most thyroid cancer patients do not have an inherited condition or a family history. 

Most thyroid cancer types are highly treatable. Like all cancers, early detection is essential.

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