In this special episode of the Ballet Science Podcast, host Caroline Simpkins shares her personal journey with papillary thyroid cancer, from the first subtle signs to diagnosis, surgery, and recovery.
As a former ballerina turned researcher, Caroline opens up about how body awareness helped her detect something was wrong, what it was like to undergo thyroidectomy surgery, radioactive iodine treatment, and life on thyroid hormone replacement. This episode offers awareness, hope, and reassurance to anyone facing a thyroid cancer diagnosis, while highlighting the resilience that dancers and non-dancers alike can find in the process.
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