Shreen SawhneyMrs. LeasonEnglish Period April 9-114, 2014Thyroid cancer is one of the main conflicts in John Green's novel, The Fault in Our Stars. Hazel Grace, the protagonist, suffers from papillary thyroid cancer that has metastasized to her lungs. Her illness prevents her from having a healthy relationship with her lover, Augustus Waters, and the reader sees how difficult it is to live a normal life with an illness as deadly as cancer. There are many different causes why people get thyroid cancer, although it only accounts for 1% of all cancers in the United States (Sarge 1). Additionally, there are four subtypes of thyroid cancer with different intensities: papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic. Each type of thyroid cancer comes with a different type of treatment, such as chemotherapy, thyroidectomies, and hormone therapy (Sarge 2). Thyroid cancer is one of the rarest types of cancer in the United States. This type of cancer is three times more likely to affect women than men (Sarge 1). Although it is a rare type of cancer to get, women are at higher risk of getting or have already gotten thyroid cancer. In the novel, Hazel Grace, the main character, is a teenager suffering from papillary cancer that has metastasized to her lungs. Thyroid cancer more frequently affects people over the age of 30 (Little 1). Only a small portion of cancers are diagnosed each year. According to a recent survey, around 11,000 cases of thyroid cancer are diagnosed every year, which is not much compared to other cancers (Thyroid Cancer 1). In addition to the fact that this cancer is more common in women, there are certain ethnic groups who are more likely to have this...... middle of paper ......r to fight. This type of cancer has the ability to spread quickly and the further it hits, the harder it may be to beat, if at all. This form of thyroid cancer often occurs as part of an inherited genetic disease, multiple endocrine neoplasia” (Thyroid Cancer 2). People who have inherited multiple endocrine neoplasia will most likely have medullary thyroid cancer, but it is rarely acquired without this disorder. Next, anaplastic thyroid cancer is the deadliest of the four subtypes. This type of cancer grows quickly and quickly metastasizes to other parts of the body. “Anaplastic thyroid cancer is more likely to develop in men over the age of 70” (Thyroid Cancer). Thyroid cancer has a multitude of symptoms that can be used to identify it. For example, a lump in the neck, pain in the throat or neck, difficulty swallowing, and swollen lymph nodes are all examples..