This is a must-watch interview for those diagnosed with thyroid cancer and considering surgery. Dr. Miyauchi is the pioneer of observation over surgery. He has guided thousands of thyroid cancer patients away from the operating room, and into observation instead; saving thousands of patients from thyroidectomy and preserving their quality of life.
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He began the active surveillance or observation approach to thyroid cancer 30 years ago; during this period, not one patient died from papillary thyroid cancer. In fact, some patients' tumor volume decreased.

Interviewed by Philip James

Key moments:

9:30 — no one has died from papillary thyroid cancer

11:20 — some patients' tumor volume decreased

13:32 — sometimes the best treatment for prostrate and breast cancer is no surgery

16:20 — who scares patients into surgery?

21:20 — when presented with new treatment option, some healthcare professionals will resist

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The Doctor Thyroid podcast with Philip James is listened to in 100+ countries. It is a preferred patient resource for information related to thyroid cancer, RFA, hypothyroidism, pathology, and radiation therapy.

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