Thyroid cancer (cancer of the thyroid gland) comes in four types: papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic. Papillary and medullary are slow-growing and occasionally return, but respond well to therapy in patients under middle age. Thyroid Cancer9 May, 2011 in Uncategorized tagged cancer / death / disease / elderly care / Health / hospital / illness / other / palliative care / recuperation / self improvement / thyroid / Uncategorized / unclassified by Owen Jones