Cancer is a major public health problem in many parts of the world.1 Thyroid cancer is one of the least deadly cancers. The 5-year survival rate for all thyroid cancer is about 97%. Thyroid cancer is different from many other adult cancers in that it is commonly diagnosed in young people. Nearly 2 of 3 cases are found in people between the age of 20 and 55.2 T he age–and gender-adjusted incidence of thyroid cancer has increased faster than that of any other malignancy in recent years. T he American cancer Society in recent estimate for thyroid cancer in the United States (2010) showed that about 44, 670 new cases of thyroid cancer will occur (33,930 in women and 10,740 in men). T hyroid cancer will cause about 1, 690 deaths (960 women and 730 men).3