... chronic thyroiditis- a disease that can sometimes create a thyroid mass and mimic a thyroid cancer. At this time, there is no blood test that can specifically diagnose thyroid cancer
... are examined at regular 6 to 12 month intervals to ensure that there is no evidence of recurrent cancer. Measurement of serum thyroglobulin (the precursor of thyroid hormone) is the single best test ...
... Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society) How Is Thyroid Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society) Thyroglobulin (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone) Test ...