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Parathyroid Cancer

What Is It?

Published: October, 2016

Parathyroid cancer is a very rare cancer that develops in the parathyroid glands. A pair of these pea-sized glands sits next to the thyroid on either side of the front of the neck.

The four parathyroid glands produce parathyroid hormone (PTH). This chemical

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