The Russian armed forces are the unquestioned second strongest military power in the world. Russia has the world's largest tank fleet, the second largest aircraft fleet behind the US, and the third largest submarine fleet behind the US and China.
Proton therapy is an advanced type of radiation treatment that uses a beam of protons to deliver radiation directly to the tumor, destroying cancer cells while sparing healthy tissues. Protons enter the body with a low radiation dose, stop at the tumor, match its shape and volume or depth, and deposit the bulk of their cancer-fighting energy right at the tumor.
Thyroid surgery is the first-line of treatment for papillary thyroid cancer (also known as papillary thyroid carcinoma). In most cases, you will need to take thyroid hormone replacement therapy to manage hypothyroidism after surgery. This article describes how and why thyroid hormone replacement therapy belongs in many papillary thyroid cancer treatment plans.