Thyroid Cancer: Symptoms

The most common symptoms of thyroid cancer include:

• A lump or swelling over your thyroid or somewhere else in your neck 

• A cough that lasts, or won't go away, without symptoms of a cold

• Hoarseness or other changes in your voice that are persistent

• Neck or throat pain, especially in the front of your neck (near your Adam's apple) that can sometimes go up to your ears

• Swollen lymph nodes

• Swollen neck

• Trouble breathing that feels like you are breathing through a straw

• Trouble swallowing

Many of these symptoms may be caused by other health problems. But it is important to see your healthcare provider if you have these symptoms. Only a healthcare provider can tell if you have cancer.