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Thyroid Diseases

The thyroid is a gland located in the front of the neck just above the breast bone. Normally it is small and cannot be seen when someone looks at the neck.

The thyroid gland makes a hormone called "thyroid hormone" that travels through the blood stream to all of the body's cells. There are actually two thyroid hormones in the blood stream:

  • T4 - thyroxine
  • T3 - tri-iodothyronine

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Understanding Thyroid Diseases

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