Emmy-nominated actress Sofia Vergara spills the beans on her personal experience with thyroid cancer, and is now the spokeswoman for a campaign to raise awareness of hypothyroidism.
Now 39, the "Modern Family" star said she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at 28 and had to have her thyroid removed.
Hypothyroidism
Symptoms of hypothyroidism are often general, unspecific changes in the body. Lethargy, weight gain, stiffness and cramping of muscles are some of the symptoms of hypothyroidism.
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"I was very young, and when they tell you that word (cancer), it's like, 'What are you talking about?' You always think, 'death'. You don't - that's all you think when they tell you that. So it was - it was pretty scary," Vergara said on ABC's "Nightline".
She first learned of the problem when she took son Manolo to his endocrinologist and the doctor noticed an inflammation of her thyroid gland.
The removal of her thyroid left Vergara with hypothyroidism, a condition that requires daily medication.
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New studies finds the link between the new genetic mutation and the hypothyroidism syndrome.
"In my career, I'm known to ad lib and go off-script-but not when it comes to my health. I make sure to 'Follow the Script' so I get exactly what my doctor prescribed," the actress said.
Roughly one in eight women will suffer from a thyroid condition during the course of their lives, Vergara's endocrinologist, Dr. Jordan L. Geller, said during the campaign launch at the Trump SoHo in New York.
An estimated 30 million people in the US suffer from hypothyroidism.
The removal of her thyroid left Vergara with hypothyroidism, a condition that requires daily medication.
New Genetic Mutation Related to Hypothyroidism Syndrome
New studies finds the link between the new genetic mutation and the hypothyroidism syndrome.
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"In my career, I'm known to ad lib and go off-script-but not when it comes to my health. I make sure to 'Follow the Script' so I get exactly what my doctor prescribed," the actress said.
Roughly one in eight women will suffer from a thyroid condition during the course of their lives, Vergara's endocrinologist, Dr. Jordan L. Geller, said during the campaign launch at the Trump SoHo in New York.
An estimated 30 million people in the US suffer from hypothyroidism.
New Guidelines For Hypothyroidism Issued
Experts have developed a new clinical guidelines for hypothyroidism.
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