{"id":8042,"date":"2017-09-02T05:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=8042"},"modified":"2017-09-01T07:51:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:51:49","slug":"some-thyroid-cancer-patients-can-safely-delay-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=8042","title":{"rendered":"Some Thyroid Cancer Patients Can Safely Delay Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

Most people diagnosed with cancer want to start treatment as soon as possible, for fear that delaying care will allow their tumor to grow out of control.<\/p>\n

So Terry DeBonis\u2019 approach to treating her thyroid cancer might seem surprising. Although she was diagnosed with cancer four years ago, she still hasn\u2019t begun treatment. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/p>\n

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